Historic Bridges
of the United States
Bluffs Edge Drive Bridge
Lake County
,
Illinois
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Overview
Abandoned (or lost?) steel arch bridge over a ravine on Bluffs Edge Drive in Lake Forest
Location
Lake Forest
,
Lake County
,
Illinois
Status
Closed to all traffic as of 1997
History
Built 1896
Design
Steel arch
Dimensions
Total length: 140.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.23528, -87.81611
(decimal degrees)
42°14'07" N, 87°48'58" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
IL 049-6857
(Illinois bridge number)
BH 15423
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Arch
(7,542)
Built 1896
(72)
Built during 1890s
(642)
Closed
(1,297)
Deck arch
(6,639)
Illinois
(816)
Lake County, Illinois
(11)
Lake Forest, Illinois
(5)
Steel arch
(261)
Total length 125-175 feet
(2,613)
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