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Utica Swing Bridge

LaSalle County, Illinois

Photos 

Utica Swing Bridge, look south, July 1962

Art Kistler, IDOT photographer, July 1962

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BH Photo #313463

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Rt 178
Location
Utica, LaSalle County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Three spans destroyed by tornado on June 27, 1906. Bridge rebuilt and swing span added.
Builder
- Decatur Bridge Co. of Decatur, Illinois
Design
Five span through truss. Rebuilt 1907 with swing span after tornado destroyed three spans in 1906
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.32759, -89.00972   (decimal degrees)
41°19'39" N, 89°00'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/331814/4577072 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
La Salle
Inventory number
BH 65467 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,626)
Built 1880 (180)
Built during 1880s (2,010)
Decatur Bridge Co. (25)
Destroyed by tornado (13)
Illinois (4,686)
Illinois River (59)
LaSalle County, Illinois (89)
Lost (24,970)
 Lost 1963 (77)
Lost during 1960s (752)
Movable (2,987)
Owned by state (16,044)
Replaced by new bridge (16,766)
Swing (1,465)
Through truss (15,178)
Truss (32,958)
Utica, Illinois (2)

Update Log 

  • January 15, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • January 13, 2015: Added by Gene Smania

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler

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