Seville Bridge

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Seville Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Seville Bridge (USA)
Seville Bridge
Location: Seville, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city: Smithfield
Coordinates: 40°28′22″N 90°17′27″W / 40.47278, -90.29083Coordinates: 40°28′22″N 90°17′27″W / 40.47278, -90.29083
Built/Founded: ca. 1880
Added to NRHP: October 29, 1980[1]
NRHP Reference#: 80001359
MPS: MPL011 - Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources

The Seville Bridge is one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois that were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This particular one is located across the Spoon River in Seville. 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 include the Buckeye Bridge, Tartar's Ferry Bridge and the Bernadotte Bridge, all in Smithfield. Five of the nine bridges have been demolished, though Seville Bridge still stands.[2]

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