Beardstown Bridge

Beardstown Bridge
Coordinates	40.017°N 90.4481°W / 40.017; -90.4481
Carries	US 67 / IL 100
Crosses	Illinois River
Locale	Beardstown, Illinois
Maintained by	Illinois DOT
ID number	000009000101961[1]
Characteristics
Design	Cantilevered Warren through truss[2]
Total length	3,624.2 feet (0.68640 mi; 1.1047 km)[1][2]
No. of spans	5[1]
Clearance above	17.4 feet (5.3 m)[1][2]
Clearance below	49.9 feet (15.2 m)[1]
History
Opened	1955 (1955)[1][2]
Statistics
Daily traffic	6,300 (as of 2011^[update])[2]
Location

The Beardstown Bridge (William H Deitritch Bridge) is a two-lane bridge that carries U.S. Route 67 (US 67) and Illinois Route 100 (IL 100) across the Illinois River between Schuyler County, Illinois and the city of Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois.[2] The bridge was built in 1955 and rehabilitated in 1985.[1][2] It is the northernmost and furthest upstream of the three Illinois River crossings used by IL 100, with the other two being at Florence and Hardin.

The bridge is appraised as structurally deficient, with a sufficiency rating of 40.2 out of 100 during its 2000 and 2010 inspections.[1][2] The IDOT estimates that it would cost $173 million to construct a replacement bridge and approach roads. A new bridge is part of the plans for a U.S. 67 Corridor project.[3]

See also

• Transport portal
• Engineering portal
• Illinois portal

References

1. "US 67 / IL 100 over ILLINOIS RIVER". Uglybridges.com. James Baughn. Retrieved 2013-07-24. Based on National Bridge Inventory data.
2. "Beardstown Bridge". Bridgehunter.com: Historic Bridges of the United States. James Baughn. Retrieved 2013-07-24. Based on National Bridge Inventory data.
3. "1.0 miles north of Illinois 100/103 to 0.2 mile north of Upper Meredosia Rd south of Beardstown (Includes the Illinois River Bridge at Beardstown)". US 67 Corridor. Illinois Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-24.