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Memorial Bridge

Lawrence County, Illinois, and Knox County, Indiana
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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson

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Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Wabash River on Business US 50 at Vincennes
Location
Lawrence County, Illinois, and Knox County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Finished October 15, 1932 for $258,981.34; rehabilitated 1992
Builder
- Ferguson Construction Co. of Rockford, Illinois
Design
Seven concrete open-spandrel arches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 190.0 ft.
Total length: 1,066.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Vincennes Bridge
Lincoln Memorial Bridge (official name)
George Rogers Clark Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.68135, -87.53510   (decimal degrees)
38°40'53" N, 87°32'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/453457/4281552 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Vincennes
Inventory numbers
IL 051-0036 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15440 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2009)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 66.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009 17101)
6,200

Categories 

Arch (9,441)
Built 1932 (730)
Built during 1930s (8,579)
Concrete balustrade (432)
Deck arch (8,725)
Ferguson Construction Co. (2)
Functionally obsolete (7,054)
Have street view (10,038)
Illinois (2,501)
Indiana (3,350)
Knox County, Indiana (66)
 Lawrence County, Illinois (17)
NR-eligible (3,751)
Open (28,458)
Open-spandrel arch (584)
Owned by state (9,854)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,489)
State line crossing (515)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,223)
US 50 (71)
Wabash River (87)

Update Log 

  • September 30, 2012: Merged duplicate listings
  • October 9, 2011: New photo from Steve Conro
  • October 30, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Corrected complrtion date, added builder, cost and spans
  • April 29, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
  • April 21, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
  • April 18, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
  • May 31, 2009: New photos from Jim Grey
  • May 16, 2009: New photos from Robert Stephenson
  • February 8, 2009: Updated by David Backlin
  • June 19, 2008: New photo from Robert Stephenson

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Vincennes Bridge
Posted April 21, 2010, by Todd D. Walker (mrwalk08 [at] aol [dot] com)

Can't those spray paint weilding morons find better things to do than deface beautifully kept reminders of America's great bridgebuilding past. This open spandrel arch looks rehabilitated but the stupid graffiti spoils it all.

Wabash River IN 441 Bridge
Posted June 19, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Robert, that is a beautiful bridge and a stunning photograph! If it weren't for the debris, it could be a post card view. Kudos on a great shot!

Wabash River IN 441 Bridge
Posted October 3, 2007, by Chris Light (cjkadj [at] juno [dot] com)

Known locally as the 'Memorial Bridge', it's construction is part of the design for the George Rogers National Memorial located at it's southeast corner (in Vincennes, Indiana).

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