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Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Champaign County, Illinois

Lake_of_the_Woods park, Mahomet, Illinois_covered_bridge over the Sangamon river
Lake_of_the_Woods park, Mahomet, Illinois_covered_bridge over the Sangamon river · Dual Freq / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Champaign County, Illinois. Illinois has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Champaign County.

It was built in 1965, in the postwar decades, making it the 7th oldest of the 9 in Illinois with a recorded construction date; it crosses Sangamon River.

Status check, 2026-11: This modern replica of the Pepperell Bridge uses steel beams and was renovated in 1996. Sources give its length as either 140 ft or 145 ft. It stands at 40.2041° N, 88.3876° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1965
CrossesSangamon River
Coordinates40.20412, -88.38765

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Questions

Where is Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge?

Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge is in Champaign County, Illinois, at 40.2041, -88.3876.

How many covered bridges are in Champaign County?

Champaign County, Illinois has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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