Lincoln Memorial Bridge - Vincennes, IN
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YoSam.
N 38° 40.840 W 087° 32.053
16S E 453533 N 4281476
Lincoln is said to have passed this way upon his entry into Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM50NW
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2008
Views: 16
Carries US-50.
Crosses: The Wabash River.
Longest Span: 189.9 feet.
Total Length: 1065.6 feet.
Width: 22 feet
Dedication/Opening: September 3, 1933.
For the Lincoln Memorial Bridge is a deck arch bridge carrying Business U.S. Route 50 over the Wabash River between Vincennes and Lawrence County, Illinois. It is said to mark the point where Abraham Lincoln crossed the Wabash River on his way into Illinois for the first time at the tender age of 21. That would be 1830 if you have been doing your math the whole time.
The marker in the photo has this text:
WABASH RIVER IN 1779
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The French founded the settlement of Vincennes along the Wabash River in 1732 to protect this important trade route from the English and to strengthen relations with the Indians in this area. This region subsequently was controlled by the British following their victory in the French and Indian War three decades later. The Wabash River also was strategically important in the contest between the British and Americans for control of the West during the Revolutionary War and in the War of 1812.