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View from a distance

This photo was taken by Jay Babin from behind the Wal-Mart

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Overview

These photos were taken April 2005 by Brent Freesmeyer just after the bridge was closed for rehabilitation

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Oblique view

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Construction work underneath

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West end

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Amputated truss

This photo taken by Nick Volk shows the truss amputation in progress. He writes, "I had the pleasure of working on the recent rehab of the bridge as the Resident Engineer for the Illinois Department of Transportation. As an FYI, this shortening of the truss is the first time something like this has ever been attempted."

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Construction scene

These photos from Jay Babin show the bridge after the west end was "amputated" to accomodate an upgraded interchange

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After the amputatation

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Overview of shortened bridge

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Close-up of new portal

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Main span

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Underneath main span

Map

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Facts

Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over Illinois River on I-74 in Peoria
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1958; rehabilitated 1984 and 2005
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 600.0 ft.
Total length: 3,216.0 ft.
Deck width: 55.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.68889, -89.58367 (decimal degrees)
40°41'20" N, 89°35'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: IL 090-0001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15585 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 5,200

Update Log

March 13, 2006: Posted photo of the truss "amputation" from Nick Volk

Sources

Jay Babin - jabab [at] yahoo [dot] com
Brent Freesmeyer - bcfreesmeyer [at] msn [dot] com
Nick Volk
Wikipedia

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Murray Baker Bridge

Posted March 21, 2006, by Dale Ross (drossque3 [at] aol [dot] com)

Hello,

I am trying to locate a nice picture of the Murray Baker Bridge. Do you have one in your archives? I would especially like one of the new rennovated bridge.

Thanks,

Dale