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Homer Park Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Champaign County, Illinois

Homer Park Covered Bridge, Illinois
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Homer Park 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 1865, in the Civil War era, making it the 3rd oldest of the 9 in Illinois with a recorded construction date.

Its record gives 1934 as the year this covered bridge was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. It stands at 40.0557° N, 87.9583° W.

Key facts

Year built1865
Record end date (demolished or lost)1934
Coordinates40.05572, -87.95827

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Questions

Where is Homer Park Covered Bridge?

Homer Park Covered Bridge is in Champaign County, Illinois, at 40.0557, -87.9583.

How many covered bridges are in Champaign County?

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

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