The Scott W. Lucas Bridge crosses the Illinois River on IL 361/IL 78/ IL 97 at Havana. It is a cantilevered Warren Through truss bridge.
Scott W. Lucas Bridge
This bridge wa built in 1936. It was rehabbed in 1998.
Scott W. Lucas Bridge
The bridge was named for Scott W. Lucas, a former US senator.
Same as above
Largest bridge span is 420 feet. Total bridge length is 1,727.1 feet. Deck width is 28.5 feet.
Florence Bridge over Illinois River
This bridge crosses the Illinois River on IL 100/IL 106 in Florence.
Florence Bridge over the Illinois
This bridge was built in 1929. It is a vertical lift Parker through truss. It was rehabbed in 1981.
Florence Bridge over the Illinois River
The largest span measured 216.8 feet. The total length is 3177.3 feet. The deck width is 23.0 feet.
Murray Baker Bridge
The Murray Baker Bridge carries I 74 over the Illinois River near Peoria, Illinois
The bridge was built in 1958. The building/contractor is unknown.
The bridge type is metal cantilever rivet-connected Warren through truss fixed and approach spans; metal stringer (multi-beam), fixed. There are 5 main spans and 8 approach spans.
Main span length is 600 feet. Structure length is 3036 feet. Roadway width is 55 feet (unusual for this type of bridge)
The Bridge was rehabbed in 2005.
The bridge was closed beginning March, 2020 for 7 months for a $42 million rehab.
The original Meredosia Bridge over the Illinois River on Illinois 104 between Pike County and and the city of Meredosia was built in 1936. It was a metal continuous rivet connected Warren through truss fixed and approach spans. It was rehabbed in 1984 and later was demolished and replaced in 2018.
The original Meredosia Bridge
The replacement was a two lane tied arch bridge.
New Meredosia Bridge
McClugage Bridge over the Illinois River
McClugage Bridge over the Illinois River
The McClugage Bridges are a pair of cantilevered Warren through truss bridges over the Illinois River on US 24/US 150 in Peoria. The two bridges carry four lanes of traffic. The east bound bridge was built in 1948. The west bound bridge was built in 1982.
The largest span measured 535.9 feet
The bridge length is 47438.8 feet
The deck width is 28.8 feet.
Lacon Bridge Plaque
Lacon Bridge
Lacon Bridge
The Lacon Bridge is a continuous through truss bridge crossing the Illinois River on IL 17 at Lacon, Illinois. The bridge is open to two lane traffic. The bridge was built in 1939. It was rehabbed in 1990.
The largest span is 377.8 feet.
Total bridge length is 1572.7 feet.
Deck width is 26.2 feet.
Third Coliseum
Site of Third Coliseum
In the history of Chicago, there were three buildings that bore the name Chicago Coliseum.
The first was located at State and Washington Streets in the 1860’s. This was in the downtown region. History of the building is unclear as to its opening and closing. It apparently hosted various events such as horse shows, boxing masses and circus acts.
The second colosseum building was located on the south side of Chicago in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Construction began in 1895 on a 14 acre site of the Columbian Exposition. However,on August 22nd, the incomplete structure collapsed and construction had to restart. The building was 300 by 700 feet. Building required 2.5 million pounds of steel, 3.2 million feet of lumber and and 3 million bricks. It was completed in 1896. Building was twice as large as Madison Square Garden. The facility had 7 acre of interior space.
Buffalo Wild West Show was the first event at the facility in July, 1896. It hosted the Democratic convention in October, 1896. The facility was used in multiple college football games. It hosted trade show, bicycle races, agricultural exhibitions.
In December, 1897, the building was destroyed in a massive fire.
At the site of the third Coliseum (1513 South Wabash Avenue), Charles Gunther originally built a structure known as the Libby Prison War Museum( a collection of Civil War memorabilia) in 1889. The interesting thing about this structure is that it was previously a southern Civil War Prison in Richmond, Virginia. Gunther arranged for it to be deconstructed, shipped by train to Chicago and reassembled. After 10 years, Gunther tore the building down except for the castellated front wall. This was incorporated into the new 3rd Coliseum Building in 1899. The architects were Frost and Granger. The capacity was 14,000.
During its existence, the Coliseum sponsored, political conventions, sporting events, concerts, roller derbies, religious events, and bowling tournaments.
On March 13, 1971, the city of Chicago closed the Coliseum because of fire code violations. In 1982, the building was sold for redevelopment, which unfortunately never happened. It was eventually demolished in the 1990’s.
Mar Theater
Plaque McClintic Marshall Company of Chicago, Illinois and Pittsburgh, PA
UP Bridge over Forked Creek is located in Wilmington, Will Count, Illinois. This was originally a three track bridge. The outer tracks were abandoned. Style was a deck plate girder bridge
The southern most span was built in 1884. Middle span was built in 1929. The spur span was built in 1930.
There were multiple builders over the years: American Bridge Company of New York ( middle span), Detroit Bridge and Iron Company ( southern span), McClintic Marshall Company of Chicago, Illinois and Pittsburgh, PA. Spur span.
Over the years, the bridge was used by multiples railroads : Amtrak, Chicago and Alton, Guf, Mobile and Ohio, IC, ICG 1972–1988, UP.
The largest span of the bridge is 59 feet. Total bridge length is 175 feet.
UP Forked Creek Bridges
Same as above
UP Forked Creek Bridges
UP Forked Creek Bridges
Same as above
Bob Michel Bridge
The Bob Michel Bridge crosses the Illinois River in Peoria on Illinois 40. It was constructed in 1993.
It is a deck plate girder design. The total length is 2,365 feet. Deck width is 62 feet. There is a sidewalk. The bridge carries four lanes of traffic.
Bob Michel Bridge
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