Photos
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Facing east Photo taken July 2004 by David Backlin |
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Facing west Photo taken July 2004 by David Backlin |
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Deck view Photo taken July 2004 by David Backlin |
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Under the counter weight Photo taken July 2004 by David Backlin |
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Plaque Built by Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company 1932 Photo taken July 2004 by David Backlin |
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General View Of Bridge Looking South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Rolling Lift Span And Lifting Machinery Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Southeast Pier And Bridge Tender's House Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on Eastbound US 30 in Joliet
- Location
- Joliet, Will County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to two-lane traffic
- History
- Built 1932-33 by the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co.; rehabilitated 1941
- Builder
- - Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co.
- Design
- Bascule Cantilevered through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 166.0 ft.
Total length: 331.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.52495, -88.08606 (decimal degrees)
41°31'30" N, 88°05'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/409388/4597603 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Joliet
- Inventory numbers
- IL 099-0166 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15746 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 05/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 60.3 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 9,800
Update Log
- September 15, 2009: Posted HAER photos
- July 8, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
- June 22, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added to Lincoln Highway category
- April 1, 2005: Posted photos by David Backlin
Sources
- David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
- Kim Harvey
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- HAER IL-58 - DesPlaines River Bridge, Jefferson Street, Joliet, Will County, IL
Comments
The bridge in the photo is not the Jefferson st. Bridge. It's the Jackson St bridge. There are only 2 bridges that are 2 lanes in the city. The other is McDonough and the one in the photo is not that one because the traffic light is positioned farther east due to the widening of the river before the locks. Jefferson St. is a eastbound only, 3 lane bridge. This one is 2 was and about 5 blocks north.
This is the Jackson Street bridge in Joliet, Illinois. The McDonough Street bridge is a two lane bridge too but is painted blue and has overhead arches before entering the span - just like the Cass Street bridge, only that bridge is a three lane bridge. I was born and raised in Joliet. Go to the website for Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere and you'll see great pictures of all the bridges in Joliet! The URL is http://www.historicbridges.org/index.htm
Have a good day!
Mike
This is actually the McDonough Street Bridge. The Jefferson Street Bridge is a 3 lane one way bridge. McDonough Street is a 2 way 2 lane bridge which carries US Routes 52 and 6 over the Des Plains River.
My Father, and his before him, worked for MVSS. Thank you for posting the plaque image. That's a great bit of nostalgia.