Embarras River

Illinois
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Airtight Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1914 by the Decatur Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2010
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 275, northeast of Charleston, 3 mi. northwest of Ashmore
Open to traffic

Blakeman Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1907 by the Mercantile Bridge Co. of Paris, IL
Three-span arch bridge over Embarras River on TR 193 (Old IL 130)
Open to traffic

County Line Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1895; replaced 1982
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 1 (CR 2000N)
Replaced by new bridge

Embarras River Bridge (Jasper County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Arch bridge over Embarras River overflow on TR 164, 0.25 mi. north of Newton
Open to traffic

Embarras River Bridge (Douglas County, Illinois)
Built 1895; replaced 1997
Lost Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 220
Replaced by new bridge

Embarras River TR 164 Bridge No. 2 (Jasper County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Arch bridge over Embarras River overflow on TR 164, 0.25 mi. north of Newton
Open to traffic

Fifteenth Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1922; replaced 1971
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Embarras River on IL 1 (Fifteenth Street) in Lawrenceville
Destroyed in traffic accident and replaced by new bridge

Harrison Road Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Embarras River on E. Harrison Road in Charleston
Bypassed and abandoned, later removed for stupidity's sake

Jackson Covered Bridge (Cumberland County, Illinois)
Built 2000 as a replica of an 1832 bridge built at this site
Modern covered bridge over Embarras River on Cumberland Road
Open to two-lane traffic

Love Ford Bridge (Jasper County, Illinois)
Built 1920; replaced 2004
Lost two-span arch bridge over Embarras River on TR 139, 2 mi. west of Falmouth
Replaced by a new bridge

Stone Quarry Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Built 1883; rehabilitated 2009
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 135D, 3.0 mi. northeast of Charleston
Open to traffic

Tenth Street Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Built 1885 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; collapsed March 27, 2005
Lost through truss bridge over Embarras River on 10th Street (FAU 8455) in Lawrenceville
Collapsed after an accident involving an alleged drunk driver