Elrod Bridge was one of nine metal highway bridges in Fulton County, Illinois once listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed from 1980 until 1995. Elrod was one of the six bridges that have been demolished out of nine similar bridges in the county. This particular one was over the Spoon River near Smithfield, Illinois, on Township Road 248 in Bernadotte Township. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1980, along with the eight other bridges, as one of the "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County". The bridge was one of four near Smithfield listed on the Register, the others are the Buckeye Bridge, the Bernadotte Bridge and the Tartar's Ferry Bridge. Others, such as the Babylon Bend Bridge in Ellisville, are located throughout the county. The Elrod Bridge was removed from the Register in 1995 after its destruction by an F-4 tornado. References Bridges in Fulton County, Illinois Road bridges in Illinois Demolished bridges in the United States Bridges completed in 1890 Former National Register of Historic Places in Illinois 1890 establishments in Illinois 1995 disestablishments in Illinois Metal bridges in the United States