Elrod Bridge was one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois

Fulton County, Illinois

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 37,069, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 38,250 in 2000. Its county seat is Lewistown. Canton is the largest city. Both cities are southwest of Peoria, and the county is considered...

 once listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

. It was listed from 1980 until 1995.

Elrod was one of the five bridges that have been demolished out of nine similar bridges in the county. This particular one was over the Spoon River

Spoon River

The Spoon River is a tributary of the Illinois River in west-central Illinois in the United States. The river drains largely agricultural prairie country between Peoria and Galesburg...

 near Smithfield, Illinois

Smithfield, Illinois

Smithfield is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. The village is named in honor of Dr. Joseph N...

, on Township Road 248 in Bernadotte Township. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 on October 29, 1980, along with the eight other bridges, as one of the "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County

Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources

The Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources is the title for a Multiple Property Submission to the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Illinois...

". The bridge was one of four near Smithfield

Smithfield, Illinois

Smithfield is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. The village is named in honor of Dr. Joseph N...

 listed on the Register, the others are the Buckeye Bridge

Buckeye Bridge

Buckeye Bridge also known as White's Ferry Bridge was one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois once listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Buckeye is one of the five bridges that have been demolished out of nine similar bridges in the county. This particular one was...

, the Bernadotte Bridge

Bernadotte Bridge

The Bernadotte Bridge at Bernadotte, built in 1910, 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...

 and the Tartar's Ferry Bridge

Tartar's Ferry Bridge

Tartar's Ferry Bridge was one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This particular one was over the Spoon River near Smithfield, Illinois. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1980, along with...

. Others, such as the Babylon Bend Bridge

Babylon Bend Bridge

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 and is located along Illinois Route 123 near Ellisville...

 in Ellisville

Ellisville, Illinois

Ellisville is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ellisville is located at ....

, are located throughout the county.

The Elrod Bridge was removed from the Register in 1995 after its destruction by an F-4 tornado

Tornado

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