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Dedicated on July 23, 1931, the bridge is named after Joseph M. Page (1845-1938). Page served in the Union Army during the Civil War and settled in Jerseyville after that conflict. Joe Page was involved in politics and served five times as Mayor of Jerseyville. Besides being responsible for the construction of the bridge that is named in his honor, he was instrumental in the creation of Pere Marquette State Park, in the establishing the area's water and electric light plants, and in bringing telephone service into Jerseyville. (source GreatRiverRoad.com)

Facts

Overview: Vertical-lift bridge over the Illinois River on IL 100 at Hardin
Location: Hardin, Calhoun County, Illinois, and Greene County, Illinois
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1983 & again in 2004
Design: Vertical lift Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 310.9 ft.
Total length: 2,149.3 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Hardin Lift Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.16036, -90.61364 (decimal degrees)
39°09'37" N, 90°36'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/706183/4337285 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Hardin
Inventory numbers: IL 031-0001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15043 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2012): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 2,700

Update Log

February 27, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
December 1, 2013: Photos imported by David Walker
August 24, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Changed name and added history,
January 1, 2010: New photos from Joe Virruso
November 14, 2008: New photo from Nathan Morton
January 9, 2006: Posted photos from Bill Burmaster

Sources

Bill Burmaster
Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Greg Hall - cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com
Joe Virruso - virrusofamily [at] att [dot] net
Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
Douglas Butler
Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

Comments

Joe Page Bridge

Posted August 6, 2013, by Douglas Butler (drawbridges [at] lycos [dot] com)

Joe Page Bridge drawing.

Webmaster's note: The photo that was here has been incorporated into the main site.

Hardin Bridge

Posted March 12, 2011, by Gene Smania

This is a Strauss Vertical lift span structure. The photos were taken by Art Kistler, an employee of IDOT, in 1931. Electric motors provided the power to lift the span and a gas motor was used as a backup source of power. The original operator's house was located in the truss work above the lift span. During the rebuilding ca. 2003 it was relocated to the west span.