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Embarras River Bridge

Cumberland County, Illinois

Photo 

Embarras River Bridge

Cumberland County Genealogy Trails/Bill Wylde

BH Photo #439454

Map 

Description 

Hip connectors and simple portal design suggest Western Bridge Works (Ft. Wayne Iron Works) as a possible fabricator.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Embarras River
Location
Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
Builder
- Western Bridge Works of Fort Wayne, Indiana (Likely Fabricator)
Design
14-panel, pinned Whipple through truss
Also called
Greenup Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.25074, -88.17264   (decimal degrees)
39°15'03" N, 88°10'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/398816/4345257 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83763 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Cumberland County, Illinois (12)
Greenup, Illinois (4)
Illinois (4,647)
Lost (24,730)
 Owned by county (20,783)
Through truss (15,060)
Truss (32,782)
Western Bridge Works (8)
Whipple truss (387)

Update Log 

  • December 16, 2018: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added truss type
  • December 16, 2018: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Cumberland County
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
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Comments 

Embarras River Bridge
Posted December 16, 2018, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Art ! I know you love a Whipple

Embarras River Bridge
Posted December 16, 2018, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

The style looks familiar but I can't put my finger on who the maker is.