Airtight Bridge

The Airtight Bridge is a steel bridge spanning the Embarras River in Coles County, Illinois, in the United States 8 miles (13 km) north of Charleston, Illinois. The bridge was built in 1914 by the Decatur Bridge Company. The architect was Claude L. James. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as survey number 81000211. In 1980, a dismembered corpse was found on the east bank of the river thirty yards downstream from the... more

Opened:

  • 1914

Also known as:

  • Bridge Number 3165

Bridge

Total Length:

  • 57.404 m (188.33 ft )

Body Of Water Spanned:

Bridge Type:

Width:

  • 4.7498 m (15.583 ft )

Locale:

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Listed Site

Designation as Natural or Cultural Site:

Designation Date Listed
  • Nov 30, 1981
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Location

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 39.5491
  • -88.09331
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Facts from the Community

From the U.S. National Register of Historic Places base

Significance Level:

Significant Year:

  • 1914
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