IL 015-3133 (Illinois bridge number)
NRHP 81000212 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15082 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor(4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious(3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21.9 (out of 100) View more at BridgeReports.com
Posted July 6, 2010, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)
IDOT Bid tabulations show that in 2008 a contract was let to replace the railings with what appear to be replicas and also perform some other repairs to the bridge. Attached is a section from the plans showing the replacement railing.
Blakeman Bridge
Posted March 2, 2008, by Lynn Klec (glak86 [at] mchsi [dot] com)
My 91 year old father tells me that his father, Raymond Hampton, helped build this bridge. Are there any records that list names of the crew that worked on this bridge?
Embarras River Old IL 130 Bridge
Posted February 7, 2007, by Alex Peck (a [dot] peck [at] mchsi [dot] com)
C. 1910 postcard of the Blakeman's Bridge, Old Rt. 130, Coles Co., IL
IDOT Bid tabulations show that in 2008 a contract was let to replace the railings with what appear to be replicas and also perform some other repairs to the bridge. Attached is a section from the plans showing the replacement railing.