Meredosia Bridge
Photos
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West Approach Photo taken by Nathan Morton in August 2007 |
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East Approach Photo taken by Nathan Morton in August 2007 |
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Meredosia Bridge Photo taken by Illinois Department of Transportation |
Facts
- Overview
- Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 104 at Meredosia
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Future prospects
- Bridge on list for replacement in the next 10 to 20 years
- History
- Built 1936; rehabilitated 1984
- Design
- 2 span Warren Through Truss (approach spans)
1 Span Cantilevered Warren Through Truss (main span) - Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 566.7 ft.
Total length: 2,231.3 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.1 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.83056, -90.56528 (decimal degrees)
39°49'50" N, 90°33'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/708351/4411787 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Meredosia
- Inventory numbers
- IL 069-0016 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15569 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 08/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 2,800
Update Log
- November 7, 2008: New photos from Nathan Morton
- November 1, 2008: New photo from Kim Harvey
Sources
- Kim Harvey
- Meredosia Bridge Project
- Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Keep in mind the Seneca Bridge http://bridgehunter.com/il/la-salle/seneca/is going to be demolished soon too. The Illinois River is getting hit hard.
I did photo-document the Seneca Bridge earlier this year, I just don't have the photos online yet. The weather was horrible (mist/light rain and 40+mph wind) but I did get full photo-documentation of the bridge.
The need for me to photo-document all surviving historic bridges on the Illinois River is quite apparent.
Imagine that!......A cantilevered span being targeted for demolition!! (His voice dripping with sarcasm)
IDOT wants to replace the 74 year old IL-104 bridge on the Illinois River at Meredosia, IL IDOT's still deciding if the new bridge will be close to the current bridge on the current alignment of IL-104 through town, or just south of Meredosia on a new bypass that would have to be built if IDOT decides on this option.
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/illinois-27476-meredosia-bridge.html#slComments
This bridge is slated to be torn down and replaced possibly with a bridge and new route that will by pass meredosia altogether.