Camelback Bridge

I’m working on a series capturing every site in McLean County, IL that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places from the air. These types of Aerial photographs can be tricky, having to fly my drone within the bounds of controlled airspace as I do for any location in the Bloomington-Normal area. In many cases this limits my altitude to 100 feet or less, which is not enough to clear treetops in some parts of town. Camelback Bridge is one of those places where the maximum altitude is an issue. I’m still happy with the shots I was able to capture and I’m glad the detail of this historic piece of infrastructure comes through.

A little history on the bridge, from Wikipedia:

“The bridge was built by the 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 at LaSalle. When the railroad stopped using the tracks, the original form was no longer needed, and during the rehabilitation, the bridge was rebuilt to a lower height to allow easier access to vehicles.”