# Camelback Bridge

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This article is about an NRHP-listed bridge. For bridge types commonly called 'camelback' bridges, see [camelback truss](/source/Camelback_truss). For and, see [concrete curved-chord through girder bridge](/source/Concrete_curved-chord_through_girder_bridge).

The **Camelback Bridge** is a restored historic wooden bridge that arches over the [Constitution Trail](/source/Constitution_Trail) in [Normal, Illinois](/source/Normal,_Illinois). It is on the U.S. [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places). The bridge's main span is a wooden [kingpost](/source/Kingpost) [pony truss](/source/Pony_truss). The bridge is supported by Phoenix columns, a type of wrought iron column that was patented by the Phoenix Iron Company in 1862. It is one of only two bridges in Illinois using the columns.[2]

## History

The bridge was built by the [Illinois Central Railroad](/source/Illinois_Central_Railroad) around the 1880s to allow traffic on Virginia Avenue to pass over its railroad line. The Phoenix columns were likely salvaged from another Illinois Central bridge which crossed the [Illinois River](/source/Illinois_River) at [LaSalle](/source/LaSalle,_Illinois).[2] When the railroad stopped using the tracks, the original form was no longer needed and, during rehabilitation in the year 2000, the bridge was rebuilt to a lower height to allow easier access to vehicles.[citation needed]

## References

1. Howard, Jeanne (December 1996). ["National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Camelback Bridge"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140108235624/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201083.pdf). [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). Archived from [the original](http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201083.pdf) on 2014-01-08. Retrieved January 8, 2014.

## External links

- [Town of Normal Historic Preservation](https://web.archive.org/web/20071217203509/http://www.normal.org/Gov/Boards/HPC/Camelback.asp)

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