Shade–Lohmann Bridge

Shade–Lohmann Bridge
Shade–Lohmann Bridge from the southeast
Coordinates40°38′06″N 89°37′21″W / 40.635°N 89.6226°W / 40.635; -89.6226
Carries4 lanes (2 each WB/EB) of I-474 / US 24
CrossesIllinois River
LocaleBartonville and Creve Coeur, Illinois
Maintained byIDOT
ID number
  • WB: 000090010928846
  • EB: 000090010828845[1]
Characteristics
DesignTwin cantilever bridges
Total lengthWB: 3,424.9 ft (1,043.9 m)
EB: 3,420.9 ft (1,042.7 m)[1]
Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)[1]
Longest span541 ft (165 m)
Load limit60.5 short tons (54.9 t)[1]
History
Construction start1973[2]
Construction end1975[1]
Opened1975[1]
Statistics
Daily traffic36,700 (combined)[3]

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,[2] 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

  1. ^ a b c d e f "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2016". nationalbridges.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b R.L. Polk and Company (1973). Polk's Peoria City Directory. R.L. Polk and Co. Publishers.[page needed]
  3. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (2003). "Getting Around Illinois: Average Annual Daily Traffic". Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2007.
  4. ^ Kravetz, Andy (June 26, 2015). "Extra: Peoria's bridges over the Illinois River have interesting origins". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Erickson, Brad (March 26, 2017). "Bridge work in Peoria and Creve Coeur among major road projects". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved September 29, 2023.

40°38′06″N 89°37′21″W / 40.63504°N 89.62260°W / 40.63504; -89.62260


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