Indian Ford Bridge

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Indian Ford Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The now destroyed Indian Ford Bridge near London Mills, Illinois.
The now destroyed Indian Ford Bridge near London Mills, Illinois.
Location: Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city: London Mills
Coordinates: 40°42′42″N 90°16′3″W / 40.71167, -90.2675Coordinates: 40°42′42″N 90°16′3″W / 40.71167, -90.2675
Built/Founded: 1917
Added to NRHP: October 29, 1980[1]
NRHP Reference#: 80001357
MPS: MPL011 - Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources

The Indian Ford Bridge was one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This particular one was located along Illinois Route 20 as it passes in and around London Mills. 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] Some of the other bridges included London Mill's only other Registered Historic Place, the now demolished London Mills Bridge.[2] Other demolished bridges include the Elrod Bridge, Duncan Mills Bridge and Buckeye Bridge.

Indian Ford Bridge is one of the five[3]bridges submitted under the Fulton County Metal Highway Bridges Multiple Property Submission to have been demolished since its inclusion on the Register.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved January 28, 2007.
  2. ^ a b HAARGIS Database, Fulton County NRHP Sites search, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2007.
  3. ^ HAARGIS Database, Fulton County Register sites search, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2007.