The Jefferson Street Bridge is east bound US 30 over the DesPlaines River in Joliet. It was built in 1933 and rehabbed in 1987.

     It consists of 1 main span and 2 approach spans.  The main span length is 166 feet.   The Structure length is 331 feet.  Bridge width is 40 feet.  It is a metal-rivet connected Pratt Through Truss, movable: double leaf bascule (rolling lift).  Original cost of construction was $160,000.

     The builder/contractor was the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company.  The engineer/design was the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago,Il.
Bridge Inspection as of 5/2012

Deck.                        Condition.              Rating.        Satisfactory. 6  out of  9

Superstructure      Condition.             Rating.        Fair.                 5  out  of  9

Superstructure.     Condition.            Rating.         Fair.                 5  out  of  9
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