1878: (
Archived Bridge Hunter;
Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges;
Satellite)
1916: (
Archived Bridge Hunter;
Bridge Hunter)
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Lisa Ruble posted
CARMI BRIDGE IS RAZED BY STORM ON JUNE 21, 1915 Dwellings, barns and telephone poles felt the force of the storm. Bridge across the Little Wabash north of Carmi in the summer of 1915. The bridge had replaced an 1841 covered bridge in 1878. Plans were being made in September 1915 to build a new bridge. JUNE 5. 1915 Carmi --Following the continuous rains a portion of the west abutment of the wagon bridge across the Little Wabash River at this place fell Wednesday morning, June 2nd, making the bridge very unsafe. The bridge has been condemned for a number of years following the happening Wednesday, the approaches to the bridge were nailed up and traffic across it was stopped. The foot walk is not closed, and people are allowed to walk the bridge. A large portion of the sandstone abutment that has not fallen at the west end is badly cracked. It is not known definitely yet just what steps will be taken in the matter. It is probable that a state engineer will be called to Carmi to inspect the bridge and the council will probably act on his advice. Sources: Edwardsville Intelligencer (1915), Mount Carmel Evening Register (1915) |
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| Carmi Sesquicentennial book 1816-1916 via Melissa Brand-Welch via BridgeHunter_1878 |
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1916 Bridge
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The 1949 (current) bridge is a steel-girder bridge with 84' (25.6m) spans. It was rehabilitated in 1999. [BridgeHunter_1949]
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