Inventory Number: | IL/13-01-03x | County: | Adams County | Township: | Lima | Town/Village: | | Bridge Name: | Timber | Crosses: | Bear Creek | Truss type: | Burr | Spans: | 1 | Length: | 180' | Roadway Width: | | Built: | 1851 | Builder: | | When Lost: | Apr 1932 | Cause: | Burned | Latitude: | N40 08.316 | Longitude: | W091 22.110 | | See a map of the area Topographic map of the area | Directions: | 8 miles south of Lima. |
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Timber Bridge, Lima, Adams County, IL Built 1851 Burned 1932 or 1933 A.G. Kistler Photo, 1930 Timber Bridge, Lima, Adams County, IL Built 1851 Burned 1932 or 1933 A.G. Kistler Photo, 1930
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Sources: The Palmyra Spectator, April 27, 1932, page 10. Oscar L. Dittmer, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 20, No. 4 (Jan., 1928), pp. 594-597 Eaton, Thelma. The Covered Bridges of Illinois, 1968, page 179 |