List of covered bridges in Illinois

Below is a list of covered bridges in Illinois. There are nine authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Illinois. Five of them are historic. ^[1] A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.

Bridges

Name	Image	County	Location	Built	Length	Crosses	Ownership	Truss	Notes
Captain Swift Covered Bridge [2]		Bureau	Princeton 41°22′44″N89°29′52″W / 41.37889°N 89.49778°W / 41.37889; -89.49778 (Captain Swift Covered Bridge)	2007	128 feet (39 m)	Bureau Creek		Pratt variant and arches
Jackson Covered Bridge [2]		Cumberland	Greenup 39°14′20″N88°11′14″W / 39.23889°N 88.18722°W / 39.23889; -88.18722 (Jackson Covered Bridge)	2000	192 feet (59 m)	Embarras River		Multiple king and arch
Mary's River Covered Bridge [1] [3]		Randolph	Chester 37°56′55″N89°45′57″W / 37.94861°N 89.76583°W / 37.94861; -89.76583 (Mary's River Covered Bridge)	1854, restored 1954 and 2005	98 feet (30 m)	Little Marys River	Illinois DOT	Burr
Oquawka Wagon Bridge [1] [3]		Henderson	Oquawka 40°53′39″N90°56′57″W / 40.89417°N 90.94917°W / 40.89417; -90.94917 (Oquawka Wagon Bridge)	1866, restored 1982	106 feet (32 m)	Henderson Creek	State of Illinois	Burr	Also called Allaman or Eames Bridge
Red Covered Bridge [1] [3]		Bureau	Princeton 41°24′59″N89°28′43″W / 41.41639°N 89.47861°W / 41.41639; -89.47861 (Red Covered Bridge)	1863	93 feet (28 m)	Big Bureau Creek	Illinois DOT	Howe
Rockford Bolt Co. [2]		Boone	North Caledonia 42°24′41″N88°56′22″W / 42.41139°N 88.93944°W / 42.41139; -88.93944 (Rockford Bolt Co. Covered Bridge)	1890	75 feet (23 m)	Kinnikinnick Creek	Private	Howe	Also called Young Covered Bridge
Stickelback Covered Bridge [2]		Kendall	Newark 41°35′9″N88°35′20″W / 41.58583°N 88.58889°W / 41.58583; -88.58889 (Stickelback Covered Bridge)	2020	45 feet (14 m)	Stream		Town
Sugar Creek Covered Bridge [1] [3]		Sangamon	Chatham 39°38′25″N89°39′43″W / 39.64028°N 89.66194°W / 39.64028; -89.66194 (Sugar Creek Covered Bridge)	1827 or 1880, restored 1965	58 feet (18 m)	Sugar Creek	Illinois DOT	Multiple king with arch	Also called Glenarm or Hedley Bridge
Thompson Mill Covered Bridge [1] [3]		Shelby	Cowden 39°15′30″N88°49′5″W / 39.25833°N 88.81806°W / 39.25833; -88.81806 (Thompson Mill Covered Bridge)	1868	105 feet (32 m)	Kaskaskia River	Illinois DOT	Howe	Also called Dry Point Bridge
Wolf Covered Bridge [2]		Knox	Haw Creek 40°51′24″N90°6′36″W / 40.85667°N 90.11000°W / 40.85667; -90.11000 (Wolf Covered Bridge)	1999	102 feet (31 m)	Spoon River		Howe	Replaced a covered bridge built in 1865

See also

• Engineering portal
• Transportation portal
• Illinois portal

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
• List of covered bridges in the United States
• World Guide to Covered Bridges

References

1. Blanchette, David (July 1995). "The Bridges of Sangamon County". Illinois Municipal Review: 11–12. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
2. Caswell, William S. World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. pp. 11–13. ISBN   978-0-578-30263-8.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
• Only in Your State article about the state's covered bridges