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Carmi Bridge (1916)

White County, Illinois

Photos 

Postcard

BH Photo #102641

Map 

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Overview
Lost three-span Marsh arch bridge over Little Wabash River on IL 1 in Carmi
Location
Carmi, White County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a steel stringer bridge
History
Replaced 1949
Builders
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (Arch Design)
- Westcott Engineering Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Marsh-affiliated contractor for Illinois)
Design
Marsh arch
Also called
Rainbow Arch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.09244, -88.15615   (decimal degrees)
38°05'33" N, 88°09'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/398619/4216702 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Carmi
Inventory number
BH 15723 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,656)
Built 1916 (727)
Built during 1910s (9,970)
Carmi, Illinois (7)
IL 1 (8)
Illinois (4,929)
Little Wabash River (45)
Lost (28,488)
Lost 1949 (72)
 Lost during 1940s (490)
Marsh Engineering Co. (44)
Marsh arch (71)
Owned by state (16,555)
Rainbow arch (257)
Replaced by new bridge (19,375)
Westcott Engineering Co. (3)
White County, Illinois (74)

Update Log 

  • September 17, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • June 16, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 27, 2015: New photos from Luke
  • February 7, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Corrected GPS

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