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Overview
Cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River on US 67 at Alton
Status
Open to four lanes of traffic
History
Built 1994, replacing the Alton Bridge
Design
Cable-stayed
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 755.9 ft.
Total length: 4,620.3 ft.
Deck width: 80.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.88583, -90.17278   (decimal degrees)
38°53'09" N, 90°10'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
IL 060-0255 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15490 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2004)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 82.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
25,100

Categories 

Alton, Illinois (3)
Built 1994 (12)
Built during 1990s (198)
Cable-stayed (21)
Illinois (815)
Madison County, Illinois (22)
Mississippi River (88)
Missouri (2,322)
Open (21,537)
Owned by state (6,495)
Span length 500-1000 feet (233)
St. Charles County, Missouri (26)
State line crossing (143)
Total length over 2500 feet (334)
US 67 (41)

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Clark Bridge
Posted August 9, 2007, by Anonymous

There was quite an interesting TV special on PBS's NOVA all about the construction of this bridge. It was two hours almost lost into detail going from routing the river flow and tower construction to when the roadway was finished. This apparantly sparked interest in some young minds on bridge construction. I don't know if a DVD of this can be purchaced anywhere or if this special will ever air again. I recommend watching it. They also showed the demolition of the old Alton Bridge at the end.