Historic Bridges
of the United States
Thompson Mill Covered Bridge
Shelby County
,
Illinois
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Photos taken June 2005 by Jack Schmidt
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Overview
Covered bridge over Kaskaskia River north of Cowden
Location
Shelby County
,
Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1868 at a cost of $2,500
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 105.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1975
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.25850, -88.81867
(decimal degrees)
39°15'31" N, 88°49'07" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
WGCB 13-87-01
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 75000675
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15669
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Built 1868
(17)
Built during 1860s
(102)
Covered
(500)
Howe truss
(85)
Illinois
(815)
Kaskaskia River
(9)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Open to pedestrians
(361)
Shelby County, Illinois
(13)
Through truss
(5,175)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,412)
Truss
(15,705)
Update Log
April 10, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
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