Elrod Bridge

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Elrod Bridge
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Nearest city Smithfield, Illinois
Coordinates 40°23′29″N90°15′16″W / 40.391444°N 90.254556°W / 40.391444; -90.254556 [1]
Built1890
MPS Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources
NRHP reference No. 80001362
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1980 [2]
Removed from NRHPDecember 8, 1995

Elrod Bridge was one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois once listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed from 1980 until 1995.

Elrod was one of the six bridges that have been demolished out of nine similar bridges in the county. This particular one was over the Spoon River near Smithfield, Illinois, on Township Road 248 in Bernadotte Township. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1980, along with the eight other bridges, as one of the "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County". The bridge was one of four near Smithfield listed on the Register, the others are the Buckeye Bridge, the Bernadotte Bridge and the Tartar's Ferry Bridge. Others, such as the Babylon Bend Bridge in Ellisville, are located throughout the county.

The Elrod Bridge was removed from the Register in 1995 after its destruction by an F-4 tornado. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Elrod Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form-Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County [ permanent dead link ], (PDF), HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
  4. March 1, 1996 - Weekly Listing Archived October 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine , National Register of Historic Places, Weekly Activity Listings. Retrieved 10 February 2007.