Eames Covered Bridge

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Side view Photo submitted by Ken Martin

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Portal Photo submitted by Ken Martin

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Sign Photo submitted by Ken Martin

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Oblique view Black and white photos taken ca. 1935 for the Historic American Buildings Survey

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Inside

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1974 HAARGIS photo

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1974 HAARGIS photo Enlarge

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1974 HAARGIS photo

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History Bridge with historical info sign Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2005 Enlarge

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Covered bridge over Henderson Creek next to IL 164 south of Oquawka

Location

Henderson County, Illinois

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1866; rehabilitated in 1929 and 1984

Builder

- Jacob Allaman

Design

Covered Burr arch-truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 13 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Oquawka Wagon Bridge
Oquawka-Gladstone Bridge
Henderson Creek Bridge
Henderson Covered Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.89410, -90.94916   (decimal degrees)
40°53'39" N, 90°56'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/672759/4529026 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Oquawka

Inventory numbers

WGCB 13-36-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 15295 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 22, 2011: New photo from Steve Conro
• April 17, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate name and added builder
• April 12, 2005: Posted photos by Ken Martin

Sources 

• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com

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