This bridge crossed the Illinois River on Old IL 26 in Hennepin. This bridge was built in 1936.
Bridge Plaque. It was built in 1936.
The bridge type was a Lost through Truss.
Hennepin Bridge
Hennepin Bridge
Bridge was removed in 20001.
This bridge crossed the Illinois River on IL 89 south of Spring Valley. The bridge was built in 1934.
Bridge Plaque Date of Construction
The bridge was rehabbed in 1989.
Bridge Plaque Rehab Date
The bridge was demolished in 2018.
The bridge type was a Pennsylvania through truss.
Spring Valley Bridge
Spring Valley Bridge
Largest span was 364 feet. Total length was 1775.1 feet. Deck width was 22.6 feet.
In November, 2018, a new bridge was completed to replace the older one. It was named the Illinois Valley Veterans Memorial Bridge.
The new bridge is an 8 span structure with 9 foot tall girders. The length is 1800 feet. The width was 40 feet.
Illinois Valley Veterans Memorial Bridge
Old Pekin Bridge Built in 1929
This bridge crosses the Illinois River on IL 9 in Pekin. It was built in 1982. It replaced a Strauss vertical lift bridge. This bridge was built in 1929. The current bridge is a steel girder type. Bridge length is 2634 feet. Largest span is 550 feet. Width is 78 feet–4 lanes.
Current Pekin Bridge
Current Pekin Bridge
The John McNaughton Bridge was named after a former Assistant Secretary of Defense.
5540-60 North Marine Drive
This is a 203 unit high rise apartment building. It was built in 1939. The style was art deco. It was Chicago’s first all electric apartment building.
This is a pair of bridges over the Illinois River on US 36/I 72 near Valley City.
Valley City Twin Eagles Bridges
These bridges are concrete deck girder bridges. They are made with prestressed concrete. They were built in 1988.
There are two lanes in the east bound and west bound bridges.
Valley City Twin Eagles Bridges.
Both bridges are 11.89 m in diameter. The east bound bridge is 1015 m in length. The west bound is 986 m in length.
Valley City Twin Eagle Bridges
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.
