Oquawka Wagon Bridge

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]

Oquawka Wagon Bridge
Northwestern portal
Nearest cityOquawka, Illinois
Coordinates40°53′39″N 90°56′57″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1866
Built byAllaman, Jacob; Sloan, Frisby
Architectural styleBurr Arch Truss
NRHP reference No.75000660[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1975

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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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