Photos
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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 Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009 |
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Deck Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009 |
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Ceiling Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009 |
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South end Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009 |
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
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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
