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- Carolyn Welch
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
Let's take a closer look . . .
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Map details provided by Paul Welch.
Click image for zoomable PDF.
1892 Map of Collinsville Township 3 North, Range 8 West
Map details provided by Paul Welch.
Click image for zoomable PDF.
Thanks to the United States Library of Congress and Google Maps for map images.
