Area less than one acre Built by Oliver & Alexander Opened 1898 Added to NRHP 30 November 1981 | Built 1898 (1898) NRHP Reference # 81000213 Body of water Embarras River Nearest city Charleston | |
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Architectural style Calmelback Parker truss MPS Coles County Highway Bridges Over the Embarras River TR Similar Harrison Street Bridge, Van Buren Street Bridge, Irondequoit Bay Outlet Bridge, Old Chicago Main Post | ||
The Harrison Street Bridge was a bridge which crossed the Embarras River east of Charleston, Illinois. The Camelback through truss bridge was 185 feet (56 m) long and 27.25 feet (8.31 m) tall at its highest point. Builders Oliver & Alexander constructed the bridge in 1898. The bridge was the only Camelback truss bridge ever built in Coles County.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1981. At the time, the bridge was closed to vehicles and reported as being in poor condition. The bridge was demolished in 2011.
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