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Red Covered Bridge (Illinois)
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The Red Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge
that runs over Big Bureau Creek
, north of Princeton, Illinois
. It was originally built in 1863, at a cost of $3,148.57. The 149 feet (45.4 m) span is one of five remaining covered bridges in Illinois, and it is still open to traffic. It was once part of the Peoria-Galena Trail.
The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
on April 23, 1975.
Covered bridge
A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...
that runs over Big Bureau Creek
Big Bureau Creek
The Big Bureau Creek is a tributary of the Illinois River in central Illinois. It rises approximately north of Mendota and flows southwest into Bureau County, turning south at Princeton and then flowing east into the Illinois River floodplain...
, north of Princeton, Illinois
Princeton, Illinois
Princeton is a city in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,501 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bureau County.Princeton is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
. It was originally built in 1863, at a cost of $3,148.57. The 149 feet (45.4 m) span is one of five remaining covered bridges in Illinois, and it is still open to traffic. It was once part of the Peoria-Galena Trail.
The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on April 23, 1975.