Facts
- Overview
- Modern covered bridge over Embarras River on IL 11
- Location
- Cumberland County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to two-lane traffic
- History
- Built 2000 as a replica of an 1832 bridge built at this site
- Design
- Covered Burr arch-truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 191.5 ft.
Total length: 200.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.23883, -88.18717 (decimal degrees)
39°14'20" N, 88°11'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/397546/4343952 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Greenup
- Inventory numbers
- IL 018-3183 (Illinois bridge number)
WGCB 13-18-01 (original) (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
WGCB 13-28-B (current) (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 15192 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 02/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 162
Comments
There's a good possibility that that the large stones were indeed in the old abutment. I remember some large rocks around the east abutment, but do not know for certain that these are the same ones.
Would like to compliment you on your bridge.
We had the opportunity to visit the bridge on the weekend of June 24th and enjoyed it very much.
Our organization (Northwest Territory Covered Brisge Association) includes the state of Illinois and your brige was the first bridge we visited in your state.
It is nice to know that bridges are still being built and yours is one of the finest new bridges we have had the honor to visit. The setting is very beautiful and the deck is a very nice touch.
We were wondering if the large stones used for the retainment wall at the parking lot were from the abutement of the old bridge.
Unfortunately it was raining when we visited and our photo could have used more light. But that's all right, we'll just have to visit you again when we return to Illinois.
Once again, very, very nice.
Bobby Adair
Northwest Territory Covered Bridge Association
President
Mason, Ohio
Designed by Elmer G. Pyle, PE, SE (deceased)
Rhutasel and Associates, Inc.
Centralia, Illinois
200 foot single span.