Historic Bridges
of the United States
Carlyle Suspension Bridge
Clinton County
,
Illinois
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Photo
Overview
Photo taken June 2006 by Bradley J Williams
Map
Vicinity map
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TopoZone
Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Suspension bridge over Kaskaskia River at Fairfax Street in Carlyle
Location
Clinton County
,
Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1859
Design
Wire suspension
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1973
Also called
General Dean Suspension Bridge (official name)
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)
Categories
19th Century
(1,838)
Built 1859
(6)
Built during 1850s
(115)
Clinton County, Illinois
(10)
Illinois
(925)
Kaskaskia River
(9)
NR-listed
(1,520)
Open to pedestrians
(464)
Suspension
(159)
Update Log
August 21, 2006: Posted photo from Bradley J Williams
Sources
Bradley Williams -
bradley [dot] williams [at] illinois [dot] gov
Bridgemeister.com
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