Chester Bridge
Chester Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 37°54′11″N 89°50′11″W / 37.90306°N 89.83639°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of  Route 51/ IL 150 |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Perryville, Missouri and Chester, Illinois |
| Maintained by | Missouri Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Continuous truss bridge |
| Total length | 2,826 feet (861 m) |
| Width | 22 feet (7 m) |
| Longest span | 670 feet (204 m) |
| Clearance below | 104 feet (32 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | August 23, 1942 |
| Location | |
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The Chester Bridge is a bridge connecting Missouri's Route 51 with Illinois Route 150 across the Mississippi River between Perryville, Missouri and Chester, Illinois. It is the only motor-traffic bridge spanning the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Cape Girardeau, Missouri.[1]
History[change | change source]
The Chester Bridge is a two-lane traffic bridge. Construction began in 1941 and was finished in 1942 at a cost of $1.385 million (1942 dollars). The bridge was destroyed by a severe thunderstorm on July 29, 1944, and reconstructed 2 years later. The bridge serves about 6,400 vehicles per day.[2]
Inspections in 2020 showed the bridge to be in poor condition.[3][4][5] The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to replace the bridge by 2028.[4][5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "City of Chester, Illinois". Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ "Bridgehunter.com". Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ Mandy Robertson (2020-09-04). "Weight limit on Chester Bridge reduced to 25 tons". WSIL. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Chester Bridge | Missouri Department of Transportation". www.modot.org. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Writer, Pete SpitlerStaff. "MoDOT evaluating Chester Bridge for replacement". Star Courier - Kewanee, IL. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-08.