Bridge Name: | Lacon Bridge |
Official Name: | Lacon Bridge |
Carries: | Two lanes of Illinois Route 17 |
Crosses: | Illinois River |
Locale: | Lacon, Illinois |
Maint: | Illinois Department of Transportation |
Id: | 000062000314852 |
Design: | Continuous truss bridge |
Mainspan: | 114 m |
Length: | 1,573 feet, 378 feet at its longest span |
Width: | 2 traffic lanes, 26abbr=offNaNabbr=off |
Height: | 60 feet above water, 500 feet above sea level |
Open: | 1939 |
Coordinates: | 41.0257°N -89.4167°W |
The Lacon Bridge crosses the Illinois River in the community of Lacon, Illinois. Built in 1939, it is one of the oldest crossings of the Illinois River.[1]