Bernadotte Bridge

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location = Smithfield, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
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lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 28
lat_seconds = 23
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 17
long_seconds = 34
long_direction = W
built = 1910
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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 Bernadotte Bridge at Bernadotte, built in 1910 [ [http://www.vit.k12.il.us/community/be.htm Bernadotte ] ] , is one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This particular one along Illinois Route 2 as it passes in and around Smithfield, Illinois. 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". The bridge is one of three near Smithfield listed on the Register, the others are the Buckeye Bridge (now demolished) and the Tartar's Ferry Bridge. A fourth bridge near the Smithfield was included on the Register but removed in 1996, following its 1995 destruction. [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/200449.pdf National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form-Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County] , (PDF), HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2007.] [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/960301.htm March 1, 1996 - Weekly Listings] , National Register of Historic Places, Weekly Activity Listings. Retrieved 9 February 2007.]

Bernadotte Bridge is one of the few remaining bridges in this Multiple Property Submission group still standing, five of the nine 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://www.fultoncountytourism.org/savethebridge.htm Save the Bernadotte Bridge]