Harrison Street Bridge

	Harrison St. Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The bridge site in 2013
Nearest city	Charleston, Illinois
Coordinates	39°29′21″N 88°6′48″W / 39.48917°N 88.11333°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1898
Built by	Oliver & Alexander
Architectural style	Calmelback Parker truss
MPS	Coles County Highway Bridges Over the Embarras River TR
NRHP reference No.	81000213
Added to NRHP	November 30, 1981

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.^[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1981.^[1] At the time, the bridge was closed to vehicles and reported as being in poor condition.^[2] The bridge was demolished in 2011.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Harrison Street Bridge Inventory Form" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
^ "National Register of Historic Places in Illinois" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[IHPA-2] "Harrison Street Bridge Inventory Form" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved January 12, 2014.

[3] "National Register of Historic Places in Illinois" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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