A Little More On a Bridge to the Past ~

It's Throw Back Thursday, so we cross a bridge to the past.

Isn't it an interesting thing,

what surprises a quiet Sunday drive may bring? . . .

Traveling along fields and byways,

country roads and Illinois highways . . .

Not so far from here to there,

the bridge D.D. built becomes more clear . . .

Do you recognize this bit of road?

For we near the bridge of which the story is told.

Aerial View Down Hwy 162

Google Aerial image of Hwy 162 near Glen Carbon, Illinois

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Let's take a closer look . . .

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Map details provided by Paul Welch.

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1892 Map of Collinsville Township 3 North, Range 8 West

Map details provided by Paul Welch.

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Thanks to the United States Library of Congress and Google Maps for map images.