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Overview

Photos taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt
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Historical marker

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Overview

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009

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East side

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009

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North end

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Deck

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Ceiling

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South end

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Kaskaskia River north of Cowden
Location
Shelby County, Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1868 at a cost of $2,500
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 161.2 ft.
Deck width: 10.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1975
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.25850, -88.81867   (decimal degrees)
39°15'31" N, 88°49'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/343087/4347039 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fancher
Inventory numbers
WGCB 13-87-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 75000675 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • April 12, 2009: New photos from Robert Stephenson
  • March 26, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: NRHP info and length
  • July 9, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson
  • April 10, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

Sources 

  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com

Comments 

Thompson Mill Covered Bridge
Posted April 12, 2009, by Robert Stephenson (seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Since, I was already in Shelby county looking for the Cowden bridge, I figured I better get some photos of the Thompson bridge before everything turns green again.

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