Pontiac's Swinging Bridges - Pontiac, IL - Route 66 - The Mother Road on Waymarking.com

The Illinois Route 66 webpage (visit link) list this town's three swinging bridges as an area attraction. The coordinates listed above are for the Chautauqua Park Swinging Bridge.
The town's tourism website (visit link) informs us:

"Three swinging bridges over the Vermillion River!
Bridge 1 connects Riverview Drive and Play Park. It was built in July 1898 by Joliet Bridge Company with an iron structure, 190 feet long and 4 feet wide and supported by cables swung from masonry piers. The current bridge is a wooden structure.

Bridge 2 connects the Play Park and Chautauqua Park - Eden M. Johnson Memorial circa 1926.

Bridge 3 connects the south side and Riverside-Humiston Park. It was built in connection with the adjoining park, circa 1978: Illinois Contractors, Inc."

Americana: Roadside Attraction Significant Interest: Bridge Milestone or Marker: Other Icon Web Site Address: [Web Link] Address of Icon: Play Park and Chautauqua Park Pontiac, IL USA

Visit Instructions:
To log a Visit, please make every effort to supply an image of yourself at the site. The standard GPS photo may be used as well, or even just an image that you took when you visited the location. If you do not have the option to provide an image, please provide a detailed description of your visit so we can form a 'mental image'.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   05/25/2023 wildernessmama visited it 06/13/2011 Metro2 visited it

View all visits/logs