Area less than one acre Built by Mercantile Bridge Co. NRHP Reference # 81000212 Total length 78 m Added to NRHP 30 November 1981 | Built 1907 (1907) Architectural style triple arch, concrete Opened 1907 Body of water Embarras River Nearest city Charleston | |
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MPS Coles County Highway Bridges Over the Embarras River TR | ||
Blakeman Bridge is an arch bridge which crosses the Embarras River in Coles County, Illinois. The concrete bridge is supported by three arches and is 257 feet (78 m) long. The Mercantile Bridge Company built the bridge in 1907. The bridge spanned the river at the site of the first mill and settlement in Coles County. As Illinois Route 130 crosses the river only 200 feet (61 m) upstream, the bridge was used as a detour for that route when its bridge was replaced.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1981.
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