Virginia Ave., across the Constitution Trail, Normal, Illinois. County/parish: McLean.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 15, 1997. NRIS 97000383.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The Camelback Bridge is a restored historic wooden bridge that arches over the Constitution Trail in Normal, Illinois. It is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The bridge's main span is a wooden kingpost pony truss. The bridge is supported by Phoenix columns, a type of wrought iron column that was patented by the Phoenix Iron Company in 1862. It is one of only two bridges in Illinois using the columns.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893693