Bridge at Thirteenth Street


Bridge at Thirteenth Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Atop the bridge, looking south
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Location	13th St. between Clark and Johnson Sts., St. Francisville, Illinois
Coordinates	38°35′34″N 87°39′12″W / 38.59278°N 87.65333°W / 38.59278; -87.65333Coordinates: 38°35′34″N 87°39′12″W / 38.59278°N 87.65333°W / 38.59278; -87.65333
Built	1909
NRHP Reference #	16000198^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 26, 2016

The Bridge at Thirteenth Street, also known as the Wooden Bridge, is a historic bridge in St. Francisville, Illinois that carries Thirteenth Street across a former railroad right-of way. The bridge was built in 1909 as a safer crossing of the railroad; at the time, the railroad was operated by the Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago Railway, a division of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four). The railroad paid for the bridge according to its contract with the city, which had passed a city council resolution compelling the railroad to fulfill this portion of the contract two years earlier. The bridge is a beam bridge built partly of timber and partly of steel, though it is possible that its steel beam was added after its completion. At 181 feet (55 m) long with a 54-foot (16 m) main span, the bridge is relatively long compared to other surviving timber bridges in Illinois.^[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 2016.^[1]

References

1 2 "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/16 Through 4/29/16". National Park Service. May 6, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
↑ Fausnacht, Bradley (July 28, 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bridge at Thirteenth Street" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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