Quincy Memorial Bridge
Quincy Memorial Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°55′53″N 91°25′14″W / 39.93139°N 91.42056°W |
Carries | 2 lanes of eastbound US 24 |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | West Quincy, Missouri and Quincy, Illinois |
Other name(s) | Memorial Bridge |
Maintained by | Illinois Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Total length | 3,510 feet (1,070 m) |
Width | 27 feet (8 m) |
Longest span | 627 feet (191 m) |
Clearance below | 63 feet (19 m) |
History | |
Opened | June 13, 1930[1] |
Location | |
The Quincy Memorial Bridge is a truss bridge over the Mississippi River in Quincy, Illinois. It brings eastbound U.S. Highway 24 into the city of Quincy from Missouri. It was built in 1930, initially as a toll bridge,[2] and remains structurally sound.
In 1986, to serve additional traffic volumes crossing the Mississippi River into Quincy, the Illinois Department of Transportation constructed the Bayview Bridge just to the north of the Memorial Bridge. Westbound traffic was then routed onto the Bayview Bridge, while eastbound traffic was routed onto the Memorial Bridge.
See also
- Transport portal
- Engineering portal
- United States portal
- Illinois portal
- List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
References
- ^ "Quincy Bridge Doing Very Nice Business". The Palmyra Spectator. Palmyra, Missouri. July 9, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved May 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Map of Missouri Showing State Road System, January 1, 1930
- Weeks III, John A. "US-24 Quincy Bayview & Memorial Bridges Quincy, MO" [sic]. http://www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesB/umissB13.html. Retrieved January 14, 2006.
- Unknown. "Should we build a new bridge?" WQAD. November 26, 2003. Retrieved January 14, 2006.
Categories:
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges over the Mississippi River
- Road bridges in Illinois
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- Quincy–Hannibal area
- Monuments and memorials in Illinois
- Monuments and memorials in Missouri
- Bridges completed in 1928
- U.S. Route 24
- Buildings and structures in Marion County, Missouri
- Road bridges in Missouri
- Former toll bridges in Illinois
- Former toll bridges in Missouri
- 1930 establishments in Illinois
- 1930 establishments in Missouri
- Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States
- Illinois bridge (structure) stubs
- Midwestern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Missouri building and structure stubs
- Missouri transportation stubs