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General View Of The Bridge Looking East.

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View Of Vertical Lift Span From The North Side Of The Illinois River.

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View Of Vertical Lift Span From The North Side Of The Illinois River.

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Detail Of Vertical Lift Span Showing Concrete Piers, Lift Towers, And Through Truss, Looking Southeast.

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View Of Span Adjoining Span To The North Of The Vertical Lift Span (In The Distance Is The Recently Completed New State Route 51 Bridge Crossing The Illinois River).

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Detail Of Vertical Lift Span And Fixed Span Immediately North Of Vertical Lift Span, Looking Southeast.

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Detail Of Lateral Bracing Of Through Truss Span (This Span Is Immediately South Of The Vertical Lift Span).

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Detail Of Lateral Bracing And Portal Members Of Through Truss Span Immediately North Of Vertical Lift Span, Looking South.

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Southernmost Span Of Illinois River Bridge, Looking North.

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View Of Portal Of Span Immediately North Of Vertical Lift Span, Looking South.

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General View Of Portal Of Span Immediately North Of Vertical Lift Span, Looking South.

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Detail Of Builder'S Plate (Which Reads 'Station 1037+08.38; Built 1926 By State Of Illinois; Bond Issue Route 2; Section 70-C').

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Detail Of Vertical And Diagonal Members Of Southernmost Span.

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Detail Of Guardrail Looking West.

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View Of Floor Beams And Lateral Bracing Below The Deck Of The Fixed Span Immediately North Of The Vertical Lift Span, Looking Southeast.

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Detail Of Support Of Fixed Span At The Northernmost Through Truss, Looking Northwest.

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Facts

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Illinois River on once carried US 51 and later IL 351
Location: La Salle County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Lost 7 span through truss vertical lift bridge, replaced with a modern span.
Design: 6 Parker Through truss spans, each 180' long
1 Waddell and Harrigton lift span, 200' long
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 200 ft.
Total length: 1,679 ft.
Also called: LaSalle-Oglesby Bridge
Inventory number: BH 36833 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

July 23, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
July 12, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
July 8, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources

http://www.cmtengr.com/hb_3_shp.htm - info abou the replacement bridge
Shippingsport History
John Weeks
Original Span - Bridgepix
HAER IL-56 - Shippingsport Bridge, Spanning Illinois River at State Route 51, La Salle, La Salle County, IL

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