Bridge at Thirteenth Street

Bridge at Thirteenth Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Atop the bridge, looking south
Location	13th St. between Clark and Johnson Sts., St. Francisville, Illinois
Coordinates	38°35′34″N 87°39′12″W / 38.59278°N 87.65333°WCoordinates: 38°35′34″N 87°39′12″W / 38.59278°N 87.65333°W
Built	1909
NRHP Reference #	16000198[1]
Added to NRHP	April 26, 2016

The Bridge at Thirteenth Street, also known as the Wooden Bridge, is a historic bridge in St. Francisville, Illinois that carries Thirteenth Street across a former railroad right-of way. The bridge was built in 1909 as a safer crossing of the railroad; at the time, the railroad was operated by the Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago Railway, a division of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four). The railroad paid for the bridge according to its contract with the city, which had passed a city council resolution compelling the railroad to fulfill this portion of the contract two years earlier. The bridge is a beam bridge built partly of timber and partly of steel, though it is possible that its steel beam was added after its completion. At 181 feet (55 m) long with a 54-foot (16 m) main span, the bridge is relatively long compared to other surviving timber bridges in Illinois.^[2]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 2016.^[1]

References

1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/16 Through 4/29/16". National Park Service. May 6, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
2. Fausnacht, Bradley (July 28, 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bridge at Thirteenth Street" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved June 4, 2016.