Shippingsport Bridge
Bridge in Illinois and Oglesby, Illinois / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Shippingport Bridge.
Shippingsport Bridge has been the name of four similarly-located bridges over the Illinois River in LaSalle Township, LaSalle County, Illinois: an early bridge about which not much is known,[1] an 1872 swing span bridge, a 1929 vertical-lift bridge nearby, and a 2003 bridge in the same location as the 1929 bridge. The fourth bridge still exists and carries Illinois Route 351 (IL 351).
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Shippingsport Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41.314368°N 89.091641°W / 41.314368; -89.091641 |
Carries | Two lanes of IL 351 |
Crosses | Illinois River |
Locale | LaSalle, Illinois and Oglesby, Illinois |
Official name | Shippingsport Bridge |
Maintained by | Illinois Department of Transportation |
ID number | 000050023736203 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel girder concrete deck |
Total length | 1,775 feet (541 m) |
Width | 2 traffic lanes, 39 feet (12 m) |
History | |
Construction end | 1929 (replaced October 29, 2003) |
Opened | 2003 |
Statistics | |
Toll | No |
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