Camelback Bridge
Camelback Bridge | |
| Location | Virginia Ave., across the Constitution Trail, Normal, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′53.5″N 88°59′1″W / 40.498194°N 88.98361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880s |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000383 |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 1997 |
The Camelback Bridge is a restored historic wooden bridge that arches over the Constitution Trail in Normal, Illinois. It is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The bridge's main span is a wooden kingpost 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.