Spoon River Rest Area Covered Bridge, I-74 - Covered Bridges on Waymarking.com

This is a pedestrian only covered bridge in a rest area at about mile marker 62 on I-74 between Peoria and Galesburg, IL. It is on a walking path leading to a look-out tower that has been Waymarked, WM12WE, Spoon River Rest Area Look Out Tower. There is a geocache, GCNJK1, in this rest area and crossing the bridge is necessary to get to the cache.

This bridge and rest area is accessible only from the eastbound lanes of I-74. There is a rest area on the westbound lanes but there is no access to the covered bridge or look-out tower from there.

The bridge was built in 1981 and is 97 feet long. It crosses a small creek.

Current Condition of Bridge: Very good Description of Covered Bridge: Wooden pedrestrian bridge crossing a small creek on a path to a look-out tower and a geocache. Bridge was built in 1981 and is 97 feet long. Year Built: 1981 Parking (If not at the bridge):: nearby Location (Road - City - State - Country): I-74, Mile Marker 62 (approx.), eastbound only Web Address: Not listed

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