Hazen Bridge

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Hazen Bridge
Hazen Bridge
Carries Pedestrian and bicycle; formerly a single vehicle roadway Newcomb Township road 85
Crosses Sangamon River
Locale Mahomet, Illinois
Maintained by Newcomb Township
ID number 010-3103
Design 16 spans, main span is a Pratt through truss span
Longest span 120 feet (channel span)
Width 13 feet 7 inches
Vertical clearance 14 feet
Opening date 1893
Coordinates 40°15′10″N, 88°23′0″W

The Hazen Bridge, also known as the Newcomb Bridge, is a steel bridge spanning the Sangamon River north of Mahomet in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. It was constructed at a location known as White's ford, a popular crossing location of that era because of its proximity to Mahomet and Shiloh Church. The bridge was built in 1893 by Seevers Manufacturing Company of Oskaloosa, Iowa for the bid of $4,985. The name is derived from the Hazen family which owned property adjacent to the crossing. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 as structure #94000433. It was bypassed and replaced in the mid-nineties by a new structure and is used for pedestrian or other recreational purposes.

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