Quincy Memorial Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Continuous through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on eastbound US 24 at Quincy
- Location
- Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, and Marion County, Missouri
- Status
- Open to two lanes of eastbound traffic
- Future prospects
- IDOT has proposed a project to demolish and replace this bridge. Section 106 Review will be required.
- History
- Built 1928-1930; rehabilitated 1981
- Builders
- - Foundation Co. of New York
- Kelly-Atkinson Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Design
- Subdivided Warren continuous two-span through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 627.4 ft.
Total length: 3,510.5 ft. (0.7 mi.)
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Quincy Soldier's Memorial Bridge (full official name)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.93116, -91.42094 (decimal degrees)
39°55'52" N, 91°25'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/634926/4421310 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Quincy West
- Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
- 8,500
- Inventory numbers
- IL 001-0019 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 14996 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of May 2018)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 15.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- March 29, 2021: New photo from Nick Schmiedeler
- May 24, 2019: Updated by Joe Sonderman: added opening date
- September 3, 2013: New Street View added by Kelly McClanahan
- May 14, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is at risk for demolition.
- April 3, 2006: Posted new photos
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
- Nathan Holth
- Kelly McClanahan
- Joe Sonderman
- Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
Comments
IDOT wants to replace the Quincy Memorial bridge with a brand new bridge, and will soon begin the first phase of a replacement study for a future bridge, though it may not be until the end of the decade until they actually get around to building it since the first phase of this study is just beginning.
This is the original Quincy Memorial bridge that was built between 1928-30 and serves east-bound US-24 across the Mississippi to Quincy, IL.
There’s also a newer 2 lane cable stay bridge built in the 1980s that serves US-24 west-bound that will at some point be paired with the future bridge.
I guess this comes as no surprise to people on this forum since they also want to replace the US-54 Champ Clark bridge at Louisiana, MO too.
http://www.whig.com/story/22004525/idot-road-program-include...
"Illinois will spend $2.24 billion on highway projects in the coming year, including $1 million as the first phase of work to replace Quincy Memorial Bridge. "
"IDOT Deputy Director Roger Driskell said the initial $1 million to prepare for replacement of the Quincy Memorial Bridge will involve environmental work and design studies. Another $2.5 million is in the highway program through 2019.
"We'll hire a consultant and then we'll have a two- or three-year study," Driskell said.
The bridge is more than 80 years old and has been on a priority list for replacement."
This is a very unique and beautiful span!
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/il/adams/quincy-memorial/
Ridiculous. The bridge already has been made into a one-way couplet. It is sufficient for existing traffic as a result. It appears Section 106 Review will be required. I believe feasible and prudent alternatives to replacement exist.