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Cole Bridge

Peoria County, Illinois, and Tazewell County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo scanned by Internet Archive Book Images

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BH Photo #382788

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Illinois River on Bridge Street
Location
East Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, and Tazewell County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1848; Repalced 1909
Design
Howe through truss
Also called
Old Toothpicks
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.68464, -89.59082   (decimal degrees)
40°41'05" N, 89°35'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/281061/4506978 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Peoria East
Inventory number
BH 76041 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,660)
Beam (15,919)
Built 1848 (19)
Built during 1840s (197)
East Peoria, Illinois (13)
Howe through truss (454)
Howe truss (566)
Illinois (4,752)
Illinois River (59)
Lost (25,237)
Lost 1909 (24)
Lost during 1900s (325)
Movable (3,001)
Navigable waterway (2,155)
 One-lane traffic (7,617)
Owned by city (5,545)
Peoria County, Illinois (92)
Peoria, Illinois (36)
Pin-connected (3,942)
Replaced by new bridge (16,985)
Swing (1,473)
Tazewell County, Illinois (77)
Through truss (15,271)
Timber stringer (4,072)
Truss (33,118)
Uncovered wooden truss (136)
Wooden deck (6,085)

Update Log 

  • March 13, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 11, 2017: Added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Douglas Butler

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