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Facing east

Photos taken July 2004 by David Backlin

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Under the counter weight

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Plaque

Built by
Mississippi Valley
Structural Steel
Company
1932

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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: 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")
Inventory numbers: IL 099-0166 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15746 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2005): 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 2005): 8,900

Update Log

April 1, 2005: Posted photos by David Backlin

Sources

David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net

Comments

Jefferson Street Bridge

Posted June 13, 2006, by Steve Forbes (sandlforbes [at] yahoo [dot] com)

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.

Jefferson Street Bridge

Posted May 6, 2006, by Joe (joethejedi [at] gmail [dot] com)

My Father, and his before him, worked for MVSS. Thank you for posting the plaque image. That's a great bit of nostalgia.