Elrod Bridge was one of nine metal highway bridges in

Fulton County, Illinois Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 37,069. Its county seat is Lewistown, and the largest city is Canton. Fulton County comprises the Canton, IL Micropolitan Statistic ...

once listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

. It was listed from 1980 until 1995. Elrod was one of the six bridges that have been demolished out of nine similar bridges in the county. This particular one was over the

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near Smithfield, Illinois, on Township Road 248 in Bernadotte Township. It was added to the

on October 29, 1980, along with the eight other bridges, as one of the " Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County". The bridge was one of four near Smithfield listed on the Register, the others are the

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 si ...

, the

Bernadotte Bridge The Bernadotte Bridge at Bernadotte, built in 1910,Bernadotte
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and the

Tartar's Ferry Bridge Tarter'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 a 9-panel Parker through truss that carried Tarter Ferry Road over the Spoon River ...

. Others, such as the Babylon Bend Bridge in Ellisville, are located throughout the county. The Elrod Bridge was removed from the Register in 1995 after its destruction by an F-4

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.National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form-Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County
( PDF), HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 9 February 2007.March 1, 1996 - Weekly Listing
, National Register of Historic Places, Weekly Activity Listings. Retrieved 10 February 2007.

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{{reflist Bridges in Fulton County, Illinois Road bridges in Illinois Demolished bridges in the United States Bridges completed in 1890 Former National Register of Historic Places in Illinois 1890 establishments in Illinois 1995 disestablishments in Illinois Metal bridges in the United States