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This is one of the most significant and visually pleasing historic bridges on the Illinois River. This is one of those bridges that looks exactly like a cantilever truss, with a variable depth truss forming "towers" over the piers, however it appears to lack hinges and therefore functions as a continuous truss, not a cantilever truss. As such, it does not have a suspended span. With its graceful continuous truss spans that support a deck with an unusually substantial camber, this bridge has a beautiful complex geometric art formed from its trusses that is complimented by the v-lacing and lattice on the built-up beams of the bridge. There is also a simple polygonal Warren through truss at each end of the continuous truss spans.
This bridge is slated for demolition and replacement. This represents a continuation of the nearly nonexistent commitment to historic preservation found on the Illinois River. At the very least, this bridge should be left standing next to a replacement bridge for pedestrian use.
Currently, HistoricBridges.org only has photos of this bridge provided by Tom Winkle, taken from a barge. A future site visit will fully photo-document the details of this bridge.
This historic bridge has been demolished. This map is shown for reference purposes only.
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