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Glenarm or Hedley or Sugar Creek, Sangamon County

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Inventory Number: IL/13-84-02
County: Sangamon County
Township:
Town/Village: Ball
Bridge Name: Glenarm or Hedley or Sugar Creek
Crosses: Sugar Creek
Truss type: Multiple King Variant & Arch
Spans: 1
Length: 58'
Roadway Width:
Built: c1880
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 38.426
Longitude: W089 39.748
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.0 miles southwest then south of I-55 exit 88 on Palm Rd., then right 1.9 miles on Chatham Rd. (becomes Walnut St.), then left 2.8 miles on Gordon St., then left 1.3 miles on Covered Bridge Rd. to the bridge in Pioneer Park on the left.

Glenarm or Hedley or Sugar Creek Bridge, Ball, Sangamon County, IL Built c1880
A.G. Kistler Photo, May 7, 1940

Glenarm or Hedley or Sugar Creek Bridge, Ball, Sangamon County, IL Built c1880
Doug Wantz Photo (July 2005)

Glenarm or Hedley or Sugar Creek Bridge, Ball, Sangamon County, IL Built c1880
Bill Caswell Photo, September 2, 2018

Comments:
Closed. The bridge has been bypassed and stands in a park. In 1957, George Gould noted that this bridge was in poor condition and some of the floor system had been damaged by a milk truck. In 1964, the Illinois State Legislature determined that the state highway department would become responsible for maintenance of nine of the state's covered bridges. At the time, the Glenarm Bridge was in the poorest condition of the nine. The bridge was jacked up to remove its sag and lower chords replaced. A new roof and sideboards were added along with repairs to the abutments and other truss members. The project cost $17, 275. The bridge is supported by steel beams. In a 2018 visit, it was noted to have security cameras, internal and external lighting and a sprinkler system.

Sources:
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XXV, No. 3, October 1967, pages 4 & 5
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XV, No. 2, July 1957, page 4
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 13