Great River Bridge

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West approach

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Feb. 08

BH Photo #127587

Overview: Cable-stayed bridge over Mississippi River on US Hwy 34 in Burlington
Location: Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, and Henderson County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1993 to replace MacArthur Bridge
Builders: - Buckland & Taylor Ltd. of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Engineers)
- Edward Kraemer & Sons, Inc. of Plain, Wisconsin (Contractor)
- Jacobs Engineering Group of Pasadena, California (Design)
Design: Cable-stayed
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 660.1 ft.
Total length: 2,268.2 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 78.1 ft.
Also called: New Burlington Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.81176, -91.09546 (decimal degrees)
40°48'42" N, 91°05'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/660633/4519606 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Burlington
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 11,400
Inventory numbers: IA 23441 (Iowa bridge number)
IL 036-0048 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 38095 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.8 (out of 100)
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