- Hazen Bridge
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bridge_name=Hazen Bridge
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crosses=Sangamon River
carries=Pedestrian and bicycle; formerly a single vehicle roadway Newcomb Township road 85
locale=Mahomet, Illinois
design=16 spans, main span is a Pratt through truss span
mainspan=120 feet (channel span)
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width=13 feet 7 inches
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open=1893
maint=Newcomb Township
id=010-3103
coordinates=coord|40|15|10|N|88|23|0|W|region:US_type:landmark
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clearance=14 feet
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map_width=The Hazen Bridge, also known as the Newcomb Bridge, is a steelbridge spanning theSangamon River north of Mahomet inChampaign County, Illinois , in theUnited States . It was constructed at a location known as White's ford, a popular crossing location of that era because of its proximity to Mahomet and Shiloh Church. The bridge was built in 1893 by Seevers Manufacturing Company ofOskaloosa, Iowa for the bid of $4,985. The name is derived from the Hazen family which owned property adjacent to the crossing. It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1994 as structure #94000433. It was bypassed and replaced in the mid-nineties by a new structure and is used for pedestrian or other recreational purposes.External links
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.il0701 Survey number HAER IL-107]
* [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/Reports/Reports.aspx?RefNumVariable=201097&FormType=Short Illinois Historic Preservation Agency listing] - Property number 201097
* [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/201097.pdf Application for Registered Historical status] (PDF)
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