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Photo taken by Dale Travis

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South Side

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in February 2009

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West End

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Deck

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1981

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1981

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on E. Harrison Road in Charleston
Location
Charleston, Coles County, Illinois
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1898
Design
Pin-connected, 10-panel Camelback Pratt through truss
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1981
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.48558, -88.11589   (decimal degrees)
39°29'08" N, 88°06'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/404035/4371258 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Westfield West
Inventory numbers
NRHP 81000213 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15085 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • April 17, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
  • February 21, 2009: New photos from Robert Stephenson

Sources 

Comments 

Harrison Road Bridge
Posted February 25, 2008, by Anthony Dillon (dillon [dot] fam [at] att [dot] net)

This looks very much like an Indiana Bridge Company span. The sectioning of panels and overall appearance look like two Camelbacks that remain in Deleware County, Indiana.