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There are nine authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Illinois. Five of them are historic. [1] A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.
Wooden-trussed bridge Sylvan Road Bridge: 1915 1978-06-23 Glencoe: Cook: Frank Lloyd Wright's only bridge Tartar's Ferry Bridge: ca. 1880: 1980-10-29 Smithfield: Fulton: Parker Third Street Bridge (Delavan, Illinois) 1907 1999-05-20 Delavan
also: Buildings and structures: by country: United States: by state: Illinois: Bridges Bridges in the U.S. state of Illinois . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bridges in Illinois .
Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail Illinois and Michigan Canal: Morris: Grundy: IL-82: Illinois Traction System, Fox River Bridge Extant Steel built-up girder: 1903 1986 Illinois and Michigan Canal Trail Fox River: Ottawa: LaSalle
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Illinois River from the Mississippi River upstream to the confluence of the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers. This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
All bridges that span the Illinois River are required to be built a minimum of 70 feet (21 m) above the average river level, as the Illinois River is the main route for river traffic between New Orleans and Chicago.
The Valley City Eagle Bridges is a set of bridges that carry Interstate 72 and U.S. Route 36 across the Illinois River. The bridge is located near Valley City, Illinois , the smallest municipality in the state.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge in Illinois is a four-lane bidirectional road bridge that spans the Illinois River, Illinois Route 351, Illinois and Michigan Canal, and local roads and railroads. It carries Interstate 39 (I-39), a major north-south Interstate through central Illinois, and its U.S. Route counterpart, U.S. Route 51 (US 51).