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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]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Monroney, H. W. (August 28, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Sugar Creek Covered Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  3. ^ a b 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.


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