Carmi Covered Bridge (Oldest)

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Carmi Covered Bridge

Public Domain. Published 1966 without a copyright notice.

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BH Photo #438756

Facts 

Overview

Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River

Location

Carmi, White County, Illinois

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

First bridge across the Little Wabash River in Carmi. Completed in 1841.

Builder

- Benjamin M St. John

Design

Burr arch-truss

Also called

Carmi Bridge (Oldest)

Inventory number

BH 43517 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• November 22, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• October 16, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• October 11, 2018: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
• October 19, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

Related Bridges 

• Carmi Bridge (Older) (Successor)

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• White County, Illinois Postcards
• Sesquicentennial, Carmi, Illinois, 1816-1966 : Carmi Sesquicentennial Commission, Inc : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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