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Jackson Street Bridge
Bridge Street Bridge
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Jackson Street (Bridge Street) Over Des Plaines River in Joliet: Will County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 284 ft. Main Span: 166 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1933 By: Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This beautiful bridge is one of the narrower two-lane Scherzer rolling lift bridges in Joliet.
Cass Street Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.3 Miles (0.4 Kilometers)

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Westbound US-30 (Cass Street, Western Avenue) Over Des Plaines River in Joliet: Will County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)
Length: 294 ft. Main Span: 174 ft. Roadway: 42 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1933 By: Independent Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
One of the two truss bascule bridges that each carry a direction of US-30
Ruby Street Bridge
Historic US Route 66 Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.3 Miles (0.5 Kilometers)

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Historic US-66 (Ruby Street, Columbia Street, IL-53) Over Des Plaines River in Joliet: Will County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion)
Length: 396 ft. Main Span: 257 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1935 By: Unknown and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This is Joliet's only trunnion bascule bridge, and it is part of old US-66.
Jefferson Street Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

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Eastbound US-30 (Jefferson Street) Over Des Plaines River in Joliet: Will County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift)
Length: 331 ft. Main Span: 166 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1933 By: Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
This bridge page provides an overview of the rare Scherzer rolling lift bridges of Joliet as well as many photos of this bridge in raised position.
Joliet Illinois and Michigan Canal Railroad Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.5 Miles (0.8 Kilometers)

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Railroad (Burlington Northern and Santa Fe) Over Illinois and Michigan Canal in Joliet: Will County, Illinois, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 200 ft. Main Span: 200 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1935 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
A traditionally designed Baltimore through truss with a heavy skew.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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