Bolivia Road Bridge


Bolivia Road Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Looking north at the bridge
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Nearest city	Bolivia, Illinois
Coordinates	39°46′9″N 89°20′44″W / 39.76917°N 89.34556°W / 39.76917; -89.34556Coordinates: 39°46′9″N 89°20′44″W / 39.76917°N 89.34556°W / 39.76917; -89.34556
Area	less than one acre
Built	1901 (1901)
Built by	Garrett, J.T.
Architectural style	Parker Through Truss
NRHP Reference #	03001464^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 28, 2004

The Bolivia Road Bridge is a truss bridge near Bolivia, Illinois, which carries Bolivia Road across the Sangamon River. The bridge's main span is a Parker through truss, and the structure also includes a pony truss and several I-beam trusses. Plans to construct the bridge began in 1900, when Lanesville Township's highway commissioner petitioned Sangamon County for funds for a bridge. Funding on the bridge ultimately came from a joint effort by Lanesville Township, Sangamon County, Christian County, and Christian County's Mount Auburn Township, as the latter two areas were connected to Sangamon County by the bridge. J.T. Garrett of St. Louis, Missouri built the bridge in 1901. A 1994 state bridge survey identified the bridge as one of seven remaining Parker through truss bridges in Illinois, one of which has since been demolished.^[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 2004.^[1] The Sangamon County Highway Department plans to replace the bridge, which has deteriorated in recent years, with a concrete bridge. As a result, the bridge was listed on Landmarks Illinois' Ten Most Endangered Historic Places list in 2011.^[3]

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Looking south at the bridge
Middle of the bridge

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Moore, Karl (September 11, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bolivia Road Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved October 2, 2013.
↑ "Bolivia Road Bridge". 2011 Ten Most Endangered Historic Places. Landmarks Illinois. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

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