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Side view of wooden pier

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Overview
Small wooden plank bridge over Sugar Creek inside Dixon Springs State Park
Location
Pope County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic with a 4 ton weight limit
History
Built ca. 1950
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 16.4 ft.
Total length: 33.1 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.38587, -88.66977   (decimal degrees)
37°23'09" N, 88°40'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 13 S., R. 5 E., Sec. 16
Inventory number
BH 15618 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Illinois (816)
Open (21,539)
Pope County, Illinois (8)
Span length under 25 feet (2,536)
Steel stringer (323)
Total length 25-50 feet (5,247)
Wooden deck (5,164)

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Dixon Springs Wooden Bridge
Posted January 28, 2006, by joe (cj8golconda)

i have lived in pope county all my life and have been across this lovely bridge countless times while visiting dixon springs for picnics and exploring. just happend on this site by accident. woo hoooo!