List of crossings of the Illinois River explained

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Illinois River from the Mississippi River upstream to the confluence of the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers.

Crossing	Carries	Location	Coordinates
Brussels Ferry^[1]		Point Pct., Calhoun Co. and Quarry Twp., Jersey Co. west of Grafton	38.9652°N -90.4948°W
Hardin Bridge		Hardin	39.1601°N -90.6135°W
Kampsville Ferry		Kampsville	39.2997°N -90.6058°W
Rail bridge	Kansas City Southern Railway originally Alton Railroad	Pearl	39.4574°N -90.6103°W
Florence Bridge		Florence	39.6326°N -90.6073°W
Valley City Eagle Bridges		Valley City	39.687°N -90.6412°W
Rail bridge	Norfolk Southern Railway originally Wabash Railroad	Valley City	39.6867°N -90.6459°W
Rail bridge (removed 1959)	Wabash Railroad originally Northern Cross Railroad	Meredosia	39.8261°N -90.5642°W
Meredosia Bridge		Meredosia	39.8306°N -90.5655°W
Beardstown Bridge		Beardstown	40.0152°N -90.4469°W
Rail bridge	BNSF Railway originally Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad	Beardstown	40.0229°N -90.4335°W
Scott W. Lucas Bridge		Havana	40.2941°N -90.069°W
Rail bridge	Union Pacific Railroad originally Chicago & North Western Railroad	Pekin	40.5541°N -89.6752°W
John T. McNaughton Bridge		Pekin	40.5736°N -89.6543°W
Shade-Lohmann Bridge		Bartonville and Creve Coeur	40.635°N -89.6225°W
Rail bridge	Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Tazewell and Peoria Railroad Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway	Peoria and East Peoria	40.6676°N -89.6113°W
Cedar Street Bridge	(and until 2012)		40.6773°N -89.6002°W
Bob Michel Bridge			40.6845°N -89.5918°W
Murray Baker Bridge			40.6879°N -89.5834°W
McClugage Bridge	(and until 2012)		40.7197°N -89.5445°W
Rail bridge	BNSF Railway originally Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway	Chillicothe	40.929°N -89.4612°W
Lacon Bridge		Sparland and Lacon	41.0257°N -89.4167°W
Henry Bridge		Henry	41.1083°N -89.3521°W
Hennepin Bridge (removed 1969?)		Hennepin	41.2573°N -89.3492°W
Gudmund "Sonny" Jessen Bridge			41.2609°N -89.3474°W
Rail bridge (removed ? date)	Norfolk Southern Railway originally New York Central Railroad Illinois Division Kankakee Belt Route	De Pue	41.3141°N -89.2786°W
Spring Valley Bridge		Spring Valley	41.3121°N -89.2°W
Peru Bridge		Peru	41.3238°N -89.1201°W
Shippingsport Bridge		LaSalle and Oglesby	41.3145°N -89.0918°W
Rail bridge	Buzzi Unicem Railspur originally Illinois Central Railroad		41.3224°N -89.0832°W
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge			41.3248°N -89.0771°W
Utica Bridge		Utica	41.3271°N -89.0106°W
Ottawa Rail Bridge	Illinois Railway formerly BNSF Railway and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad	Ottawa	41.323°N -88.7102°W
Veterans Memorial Bridge			41.323°N -88.7102°W
Marseilles Bridge	LaSalle County Highway 15 (Main Street)	Marseilles	41.3423°N -88.8408°W
Seneca Bridge		Seneca	41.2991°N -88.6092°W
Seneca Rail Bridge	CSX Transportation formerly Kankakee and Seneca Railroad, jointly owned by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway		41.306°N -88.5859°W
Morris Bridge		Morris	41.3537°N -88.4215°W
Rail lift bridge	Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway	Aux Sable Twp., Grundy Co.

Upstream, the Illinois River starts as the merger of the Des Plaines River and the Kankakee River.

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
• List of crossings of the Lower Mississippi River

Notes and References

1. Web site: IDOT Operated Ferries . . 2014-04-10 .