Vieley Bridge, Spanning North Fork Vermillion River at Township Road 220D, Saunemin, Livingston County, IL
Summary
Significance: The Vieley Bridge is one of two iron and steel bowstring arch truss bridges of the Phoenix Ring upper chord design remaining in Livingston County. The bridge possesses significance as an example of the early development of structural engineering in the United States.
Survey number: HAER IL-22
Building/structure dates: 1880 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1906 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Saunemin, 40.89309, -88.40533
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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