Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge 13-10-A

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Overview

The Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge is a replica covered bridge. The bridge, in reality, is a steel stringer bridge with a wooden top.

Photo taken by James McCray

BH Photo #181334

The bridge is a replica of the Pepperel Covered Bridge near Boston, MA.

Overview: Covered bridge over Sangamon River on Lake of the Woods County Park Road in the Champaign County Forest Preserve
Location: Champaign County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1965
Design: Steel stringer deck with faux wooden Pratt through truss to give the appearance of a covered bridge.
Dimensions: Total length: 140.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.20412, -88.38761 (decimal degrees)
40°12'15" N, 88°23'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/381905/4451335 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mahomet
Inventory number: BH 46421 (Bridgehunter.com ID)