Blakeman Bridge


Blakeman Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Nearest city	Charleston, Illinois
Coordinates	39°27′25″N 88°8′49″W / 39.45694°N 88.14694°W / 39.45694; -88.14694Coordinates: 39°27′25″N 88°8′49″W / 39.45694°N 88.14694°W / 39.45694; -88.14694
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907 (1907)
Built by	Mercantile Bridge Co.
Architectural style	triple arch, concrete
MPS	Coles County Highway Bridges Over the Embarras River TR
NRHP Reference #	81000212^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 30, 1981

Blakeman Bridge is an arch bridge which crosses the Embarras River in Coles County, Illinois. The concrete bridge is supported by three arches and is 257 feet (78 m) long. The Mercantile Bridge Company built the bridge in 1907. The bridge spanned the river at the site of the first mill and settlement in Coles County. As Illinois Route 130 crosses the river only 200 feet (61 m) upstream, the bridge was used as a detour for that route when its bridge was replaced.^[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1981.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Blakeman Bridge Inventory Form" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

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