Red Covered Bridge (Illinois) facts for kids

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Red Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Shown with its white guardrail
Location	2 mi. N of Princeton, IL off IL 26 on Old Dad Joe Trail
Built	1863
NRHP reference No.	75000640
Added to NRHP	April 23, 1975

The Red Covered Bridge is a wooden, covered bridge that runs over Big Bureau Creek north of Princeton in Dover Township, Bureau County, Illinois. It was originally built in 1863, at a cost of $3,148.57. The 149-foot (45 m) span is one of five remaining covered bridges in Illinois, and it is still open to traffic, though now covered with CCTV cameras. It was once part of the Peoria-Galena Trail.

The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1975.

Sign on Red Covered Bridge