Photos
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Overview Photo taken June 2006 by Bradley J Williams |
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View from Fairfax Street Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008 |
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historical marker Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008 |
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deck view Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008 |
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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008 |
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Original plate Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008 |
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Modern plaque Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008 |
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Historic American Buildings Survey Clark Bullard, Photographer April 1936 View From North-East Photo taken by Historic American Buildings Survey |
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Historic American Buildings Survey Clark Bullard, Photographer, April 1936 View From South-West Photo taken by Historic American Buildings Survey |
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Historic American Buildings Survey Clark Bullard, Photographer April 1936 Bridge Pylons - East End Photo taken by Historic American Buildings Survey |
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Postcard HAARGIS photo |
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1971 HAARGIS photo |
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1971 HAARGIS photo |
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1971 HAARGIS photo |
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1971 HAARGIS photo |
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1971 HAARGIS photo |
Map
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Facts
- Overview
- Suspension bridge over Kaskaskia River at Fairfax Street in Carlyle
- Location
- Clinton County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1859
- Builders
- - Alesghem & Sons Rope Co.
- Griffith D. Smith
- Design
- Wire suspension
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1973
- Also called
- Carlyle Suspension Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.61135, -89.35725 (decimal degrees)
38°36'41" N, 89°21'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/294756/4276284 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Carlyle
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 73000693 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15075 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 2, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Changed to Official name and added builders
- December 6, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
- November 19, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
- August 21, 2006: Posted photo from Bradley J Williams
Sources
- Bradley Williams - bradley [dot] williams [at] illinois [dot] gov
- Bridgemeister.com
- HABS IL-225 - Suspension Bridge, Spanning Kaskaskia River, Carlyle, Clinton County, IL
- Kim Harvey
- Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Great historic photos of the General Dean Bridge, nos. 8,9,10. Just a couple quick corrections to the captions, however. Photo #8 is described as "View From North-East"; actually it appears to have been taken from the south, looking north-northeast (the old river channel is seen curving eastward to the north of the bridge). #9 is described as a "View From South-West"; actually it's looking southwest from a vantage point to the northeast (old power plant on west river bank south of the bridge is easily seen). #10 is described as being of the "East End"; actually it's the west end looking northeast. I resided a number of years in Carlyle and lived 2 1/2 blocks west of the bridge on Fairfax Ave.