Sugar Creek Covered Bridge

Sugar Creek Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Chatham, Illinois
Coordinates	39°38′25″N 89°39′43″W / 39.64028°N 89.66194°WCoordinates: 39°38′25″N 89°39′43″W / 39.64028°N 89.66194°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1827 or 1880
Built by	Black, Thomas
Architectural style	Wooden-trussed bridge
NRHP Reference #	78001185[1]
Added to NRHP	January 9, 1978

Sugar Creek Covered Bridge is a covered bridge which crosses Sugar Creek southeast of Chatham, Illinois. The Burr truss bridge is 110 feet (34 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide.^[2] The bridge was constructed by Thomas Black; sources disagree on the date of construction, placing it at either 1827 or 1880.^[2][3][4][5] The State of Illinois acquired the bridge in 1963 and extensively renovated it two years later. The bridge closed to traffic in 1984 and is now part of a local park with a picnic area. It is one of only five historic covered bridges in Illinois and is the oldest of the remaining bridges.^[3]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1978.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Monroney, H. W. (August 28, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Sugar Creek Covered Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
3. Landis, Tim (January 5, 2012). "Repairs planned at Sugar Creek Covered Bridge". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
4. "The Covered Bridge on Sugar Creek". The Official Enjoy Illinois Blog. Illinois Office of Tourism. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
5. Blanchette, David. "The Bridges of Sangamon County". Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 17, 2014.