Buckeye Bridge

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Buckeye Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Buckeye Bridge (USA)
Buckeye Bridge
Location: Smithfield, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates: 40°28′23″N 90°17′34″W / 40.47306, -90.29278Coordinates: 40°28′23″N 90°17′34″W / 40.47306, -90.29278
Built/Founded: 1910
Added to NRHP: October 29, 1980[1]
NRHP Reference#: 80001361
MPS: MPL011 - Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources

Buckeye Bridge also known as White's Ferry Bridge was one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois once listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Buckeye is one of the five bridges that have been demolished out of nine similar bridges in the county. This particular one was over the Spoon River near Smithfield, Illinois. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1980, along with the eight other bridges, as one of the "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County".[1] The bridge was one of three near Smithfield listed on the Register, the others are the Bernadotte Bridge and the Tartar's Ferry Bridge. Others, such as the Babylon Bend Bridge in Ellisville, are located throughout the county. Another Smithfield area bridge, Elrod Bridge, was nominated with the original Multiple Property Submission but removed from the Register after its 1995 destruction by an F-4 tornado.[2][3]

The Buckeye Bridge is one of the bridges in this particular Multiple Property Submission that has been demolished since its inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved January 28, 2007.
  2. ^ National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form-Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County, (PDF), HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
  3. ^ March 1, 1996 - Weekly Listing, National Register of Historic Places, Weekly Activity Listings. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
  4. ^ HAARGIS Database, Fulton County NRHP Sites search, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2007.