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Oquawka Wagon Bridge

Covered bridge · Henderson County, Illinois

Northwestern portal of the Oquawka Wagon Bridge, which spans Henderson Creek in a park south of Oquawka in far northern Gladstone Township, Henderson County, Il
Northwestern portal of the Oquawka Wagon Bridge, which spans Henderson Creek in a park south of Oquawka in far northern Gladstone Township, Henderson County, Il · Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Oquawka Wagon Bridge is a covered bridge in Henderson County, Illinois. Illinois has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1866, in the Civil War era, making it the 4th oldest of the 9 in Illinois with a recorded construction date; it crosses Henderson Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: The record says 1865, but sources based on the National Register say 1866. A 1982 flood swept the bridge downstream; it was recovered and restored and is now a footbridge over Henderson Creek. Length is given as 104 or 106 ft, so it's left null. Oquawka Wagon Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.8942° N, 90.9492° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1866
CrossesHenderson Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.89417, -90.94917

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