Babylon Bend Bridge

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location = Ellisville, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
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lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 37
lat_seconds = 37
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 18
long_seconds = 18
long_direction = W
locmapin=Illinois
built = 1890
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added = October 29, 1980 [http://www.nr.nps.gov/nrloc1.htm NRIS Database] , National Register of Historic Places, retrieved January 28, 2007.]
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mpsub=MPL011 - Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources
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The Babylon Bend Bridge is one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois listed on the National Register of Historic Places and still standing. This bridge was built in 1890 over Spoon River [ [http://bridgehunter.com/il/fulton/babylon/ Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Babylon Bend Bridge ] ] and is located along Illinois Route 123 near Ellisville. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1980, along with the eight other bridges, as one of the "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County. Some of the other bridges included the now demolished Duncan Mills Bridge in Lewistown and the Indian Ford Bridge in London Mills, Illinois. In total, five of the nine bridges have been destroyed. [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis HAARGIS Database] , Fulton County Register sites search, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2007.]

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* [http://bridgehunter.com/il/fulton/babylon Babylon Bend on Bridgehunter.com]