Carmi Bridge (1878)

Photos 

From Illinois Highways, Volumes 2-4

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

View this photo at books.google.com

BH Photo #340661

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Road

Location

Carmi, White County, Illinois

Status

Replaced by a new bridge after the West span collapsed.

History

Built 1878; Partially collapsed 1915; Replaced 1916

Builder

- Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio

Design

(2)10-panel, pinned wrought-iron Whipple through trusses.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.09196, -88.15573   (decimal degrees)
38°05'31" N, 88°09'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/398655/4216648 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Carmi

Inventory number

BH 69821 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 16, 2022: Updated by Tony Dillon: Corrected loss date.
• January 3, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• November 16, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• October 11, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• October 27, 2015: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

• Carmi Bridge (1916) (Successor)
• Carmi Covered Bridge (1841) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
• Sesquicentennial, Carmi, Illinois, 1816-1966 : Carmi Sesquicentennial Commission, Inc : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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