Meredosia Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Meredosia Bridge
Crosses:Illinois River
Locale:Meredosia, Illinois
Maint:Illinois DOT
Id:000069001615775
Design:Tied arch
Length:2232feet
Below:72feet
Builder:Halverson Construction
Begin:2015
Complete:2018
Cost:$86.2 million
Inaugurated:June 19, 2018
Traffic:2,400 (2005)
Coordinates:39.8307°N -90.5658°W

The Meredosia Bridge is a two-lane tied-arch bridge constructed in 2018 that carries Illinois Route 104 (IL 104) across the Illinois River between Pike County, Illinois and the city of Meredosia, Morgan County, Illinois.[1] The current bridge was built north of the old steel truss bridge.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meredosia Bridge . Bridgehunter.com: Historic Bridges of the United States . James Baughn . 2017-02-26 .
  2. Web site: Meet-in-the-middle bridge construction underway at Meredosia . Blanchette . David . 2017-02-14 . The State Journal-Register . 2018-01-10.