Illinois

Historic and authentic covered bridges of Illinois, home to nine surviving truss-built spans — down from an estimated 100 to 200 that once stood statewide — ranging from the 1854 Mary's River Bridge, the oldest in Southern Illinois, to modern truss reconstructions like the Jackson Covered Bridge on the historic National Road.

Illinois

9 results
Stickelback Covered Bridge
Illinois

Stickelback Covered Bridge

Near Newark, Kendall County, Illinois
Bridge Status Preserved, open
Bridge Type/Truss Design Town Lattice Truss
Illinois

Captain Swift Covered Bridge

Near Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois
Bridge Status Open to vehicle traffic, two lanes
Bridge Type/Truss Design Burr Arch Truss (Pratt variant and arches)
Jackson Covered Bridge (Illinois)
Illinois

Jackson Covered Bridge (Illinois)

U.S. Route 40, Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois
Bridge Status Open to traffic
Bridge Type/Truss Design Burr Arch
Wolf Covered Bridge
Illinois

Wolf Covered Bridge

Haw Creek Township, Knox County, Illinois
Bridge Status Preserved; NRHP listed
Bridge Type/Truss Design Howe Truss
Illinois

Thompson Mill Covered Bridge

Near Cowden, Shelby County, Illinois
Bridge Status Preserved, pedestrian use only; NRHP listed
Bridge Type/Truss Design Howe Truss
Illinois

Sugar Creek Covered Bridge

Sugar Creek Covered Bridge Park, Glenarm, Sangamon County, Illinois
Bridge Status Preserved in a city park, closed to vehicle traffic; NRHP listed
Bridge Type/Truss Design Multiple Kingpost with Arch
Young Covered Bridge
Illinois

Young Covered Bridge

North Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois
Bridge Status Preserved on private property; visits by permission only
Bridge Type/Truss Design Howe Truss
Illinois

Oquawka Wagon Bridge

Illinois Route 164, near Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois
Bridge Status Preserved in a roadside park; NRHP listed
Bridge Type/Truss Design Burr Arch Truss
Mary's River Covered Bridge
Illinois

Mary's River Covered Bridge

Illinois Route 150, near Chester, Randolph County, Illinois
Bridge Status Preserved in a roadside park; NRHP listed
Bridge Type/Truss Design Burr Arch Truss