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Eames Covered Bridge, Spanning Henderson Creek, Oquawka, Henderson County, IL

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Eames Covered Bridge, Spanning Henderson Creek, Oquawka, Henderson County, IL

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Summary

Significance: The bridge was probably built ca. 1861. The span of 104 feet is carried by means of a Howe truss with a segmental arch.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-53
Survey number: HABS IL-243
Building/structure dates: ca. 1861 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1929 Subsequent Work

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Curtiss, L W
Eames, Thadeus
Jansson, Edward F, researcher
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Location

henderson county40.93198, -90.94709
Google Map of 40.931982, -90.9470863
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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