Oquawka Wagon Bridge

Oquawka Wagon Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge spanning Henderson Creek 2.5 miles south of Oquawka, Illinois. Built in 1866 to replace an earlier crossing called the Eames Bridge, it originally carried a road over the creek. After the state moved the roadway in 1935, the bridge was converted to pedestrian use the next year, and a nearby picnic area opened. Construction cost $2,125 for the bridge, with stone abutments priced at $2.40 per perch. Its preservation was recognized in 1975 when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Illinois · United States