Rating:
3 votes
Joe Page Bridge
Description
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
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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.
- Also called
- Hardin Lift Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.16020, -90.61477 (decimal degrees)
39°09'37" N, 90°36'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/706087/4337264 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Hardin
- Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
- 2,500
- Inventory numbers
- IL 031-0001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15043 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of October 2018)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- January 11, 2021: New photos from GS
- December 1, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
- June 29, 2017: New video from Mark Shannon
- January 29, 2017: New photos from John Christeson
- July 25, 2016: New photos from David Huffman
- January 14, 2016: New Street View added by James Baughn
- December 10, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
- 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
- David Huffman
- John Christeson - john_christeson [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Mark Shannon
- Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
Comments
Hardin Bridge (Joe Page Bridge)
Here are some photos photos of the bridge with the main span lifted.
Hardin Bridge
This bridge is a good example of keeping a historic bridge rather than replacing it with the dreaded UCEB....
Hardin Bridge
This bridge was reworked in the recent past (2005?). Fully sandblasted, repainted. road surface replaced, guard rails replaced, looks fantastic.
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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.