Eames Covered Bridge 13-36-01 #2

Photos 

Side view

Photo submitted by Ken Martin

BH Photo #102190

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

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: 13.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

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

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)

Quadrangle map:

Oquawka

Inventory numbers

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

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 26, 2015: New photos from Steve Conro
• October 8, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
• 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
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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