Shade–Lohmann Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Shade–Lohmann Bridge
Carries:4 lanes (2 each WB/EB) of
Crosses:Illinois River
Locale:Bartonville and Creve Coeur, Illinois
Maint:IDOT
Id:
  • WB: 000090010928846
  • EB: 000090010828845[1]
Design:Twin cantilever bridges
Mainspan:165order=flipNaNorder=flip
Length:WB: 3424.9feet
EB: 3420.9feet
Width:39feet
Load:54.9order=flipNaNorder=flip
Traffic:36,700 (combined)[2]
Begin:1973
Complete:1975
Open:1975

The Shade–Lohmann Bridge is a pair of twin cantilever bridges that carry Interstate 474 (I-474) and U.S. Route 24 (US 24) over the Illinois River near the Peoria Lock and Dam located at River Mile 158.0 in Tazewell County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It connects Bartonville and Creve Coeur. Built in 1973,[3] the bridge was named after Pekin's former mayor and Illinois legislator J. Norman Shade, and Martin B. Lohmann, who served in the Illinois Legislature continuously from 1923 to 1953.[4]

On March 26, 2017, it was announced that the bridge would undergo reconstruction for steel repairs, electrical work, removing the sediment from bridge piers, and painting the bridge. The project cost $13.5 million.[5] Work started in April 2017 and was completed in November 2018.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016. nationalbridges.com. September 29, 2019. December 12, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151212012134/http://nationalbridges.com/. dead.
  2. Web site: Getting Around Illinois: Average Annual Daily Traffic . 2003 . March 30, 2007 . Illinois Department of Transportation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070219183527/http://www.gettingaroundillinois.com/default.aspx?ql=aadt . February 19, 2007 .
  3. Book: R.L. Polk and Company . Polk's Peoria City Directory . 1973 . R.L. Polk and Co. Publishers.
  4. Web site: Kravetz . Andy . 2015-06-26 . Extra: Peoria's bridges over the Illinois River have interesting origins . 2023-09-29 . Peoria Journal Star . en-US.
  5. Web site: Erickson . Brad . 2017-03-26 . Bridge work in Peoria and Creve Coeur among major road projects . 2023-09-29 . Peoria Journal Star . en-US.