The Oquawka Wagon Bridge is a covered bridge located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Oquawka in Henderson County, Illinois. The wooden bridge was built in 1866, replacing an earlier bridge called the Eames Bridge; the bridge structure cost $2,125, while its stone abutments cost $2.40 per perch. The bridge carried a road over Henderson Creek until 1935, when the state government moved the roadway; in the following year, the bridge became a pedestrian bridge, and the state opened a picnic area in its vicinity.[2] The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
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| Nearest city | Oquawka, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°53′39″N 90°56′57″W / 40.89417°N 90.94917°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1866 |
| Built by | Allaman, Jacob; Sloan, Frisby |
| Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000660[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1975 |
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Harland, J. E. (January 4, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Oquawka Wagon Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
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