Editing Mount Carmel, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Mount Carmel bridge 2007.JPG|thumb|Former bridge over the [[Wabash River]] formerly featured in [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]] This bridge was replaced in 2011 and demolished in 2012.]]
Mount Carmel is located on the Wabash River, which demarcates the Indiana border. According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of {{convert|5.00|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|4.86|sqmi}} (or 97.20%) is land and {{convert|0.14|sqmi}} (or 2.80%) is water.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_17.txt
 |title       = Places: Illinois
 |work        = [https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html 2010 Census Gazetteer Files]
 |publisher   = [[United States Census Bureau]]
 |access-date  = 2012-10-13
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20131021190632/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_17.txt
 |archive-date = 2013-10-21
}}</ref>

The city was featured in [[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]] for its once multicolored bridge over the Wabash River, painted white and black on the Illinois and Indiana sides of the state line, respectively. The old twelve span Parker truss bridge, later repainted entirely green, formerly connected [[Princeton, Indiana]] to Mount Carmel via [[Indiana State Road 64]] and [[Illinois Route 15]].<ref>[http://www.museum.wabash.il.us/stories/Bridge/main.htm Wabash County Museum – Crossing the Wabash] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928202238/http://www.museum.wabash.il.us/stories/Bridge/main.htm |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref>  [[Illinois Route 1]] and [[Illinois Route 15]] meet just a few blocks from the bridge. One rail bridge runs parallel to the IN-64/IL-15 bridge, and another sits just a few miles south, near the southernmost edge of the city. The plans to build a new bridge become reality in 2008. After three years of construction the new much wider span opens in January 2011. The new bridge is a milestone as Indiana continues its quest to expand Indiana 64 to a four-lane highway as part of the [[Indiana Toll Road#Cintra-Macquarie and Major Moves|Major Moves]] Project.<ref>[http://netservices.indot.in.gov/lettings/SearchResults.aspx INDOT information on SR 64 bridge project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926222301/http://netservices.indot.in.gov/lettings/SearchResults.aspx |date=2007-09-26 }}</ref>
As of February 20, 2011 the new concrete and steel beam bridge is fully carrying traffic.  The old bridge has been removed, with the river spans being imploded.

===Climate===
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| single line = Y
| location    = Mount Carmel, Illinois (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =40.2
| Feb high F  =45.2
| Mar high F  =54.9
| Apr high F  =66.9
| May high F  =76.0
| Jun high F  =84.8
| Jul high F  =87.4
| Aug high F  =86.2
| Sep high F  =81.0
| Oct high F  =69.3
| Nov high F  =55.2
| Dec high F  =43.9
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =32.6
| Feb mean F  =36.2
| Mar mean F  =45.3
| Apr mean F  =56.6
| May mean F  =66.7
| Jun mean F  =75.3
| Jul mean F  =78.2
| Aug mean F  =76.5
| Sep mean F  =69.9
| Oct mean F  =58.0
| Nov mean F  =45.8
| Dec mean F  =36.1
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =25.0
| Feb low F  =27.3
| Mar low F  =35.8
| Apr low F  =46.4
| May low F  =57.3
| Jun low F  =65.8
| Jul low F  =69.0
| Aug low F  =66.8
| Sep low F  =58.9
| Oct low F  =46.8
| Nov low F  =36.4
| Dec low F  =28.3
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =3.58
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.09
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.06
| Apr precipitation inch  =5.08
| May precipitation inch  =5.83
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.70
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.47
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.24
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.51
| Oct precipitation inch  =3.79
| Nov precipitation inch  =3.93
| Dec precipitation inch  =3.45
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =2.3
| Feb snow inch  =2.5
| Mar snow inch  =1.2
| Apr snow inch  =0.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.1
| Nov snow inch  =0.0
| Dec snow inch  =2.8
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===Earthquake===
{{main|2008 Illinois earthquake}}
Mount Carmel is within the [[Wabash Valley seismic zone]]. On April 18, 2008, at 09:36:56 UTC (04:36:56 Central) an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was centered near the city, and just hours later an aftershock of 4.6 magnitude shook Mt. Carmel and its residences. It was felt widespread across southern Illinois and eastern portions of Missouri including [[St. Louis]], {{convert|123|mi|km}} away. Aftershocks continued into July.<ref>Television reports, [[KSDK]], "Early Today", "Today in St. Louis at 5:00", April 18, 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxPvXBa_kwldln7jw_kNT0EsoE1QD90472KG0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422064605/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxPvXBa_kwldln7jw_kNT0EsoE1QD90472KG0|title=The Associated Press: 5.4 earthquake rocks Illinois; also felt in Indiana|archive-date=22 April 2008|access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2008/us2008qza6/|title=Magnitude 5.4 - ILLINOIS|access-date=29 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901103133/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2008/us2008qza6/|archive-date=1 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008uqah.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720235334/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008uqah.php|title=Magnitude 3.1 - ILLINOIS|archive-date=20 July 2008|access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref>