Atwood Park Suspension Footbridge

Photos 

Portal View On Bridge.

Photo taken by Eddie Callaway, CC BY-ND 2.0

View this photo on Flickr

BH Photo #194211

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Wire suspension bridge over Kishwaukee River on Seth Atwood Park Pedestrian Walkway

Location

Winnebago County, Illinois

Status

Open to pedestrians

Design

Cable suspension with riveted towers and riveted Warren pony stiffening truss.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.18296, -89.05597   (decimal degrees)
42°10'59" N, 89°03'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/330214/4672136 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Rockford South

Inventory number

BH 48249 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 20, 2015: Updated by Elliott Johnson: bridge was built in 1959 according to the rockford park district, who owns the area and the bridge.
• April 19, 2015: New photos from Steve Conro
• October 29, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
• November 21, 2011: New photo from Steve Conro
• February 24, 2011: Added by Nathan Holth

Sources 

• Nathan Holth
• Photos
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net
• Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Rockford Park District

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