Chester Bridge
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| Chester Bridge | |
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| Carries | 2 lanes of MO 51/IL 150 |
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| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Perryville, Missouri and Chester, Illinois |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Longest span | 670 feet (204 m) |
| Total length | 2,826 feet (861 m) |
| Width | 22 feet (7 m) |
| Clearance below | 104 feet (32 m) |
| Opening date | August 23, 1942 |
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The Chester Bridge is a truss bridge connecting Missouri's Route 51 with Illinois Route 150 across the Mississippi River between Perryville, Missouri and Chester, Illinois.The Chester Bridge can be seen in the beginning of the 1967 film "in the Heat of the Night".
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- Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Chester Bridge | Randolph County, Illinois and Perry County, Missouri
| Bridges of the Mississippi River | |||
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| Upstream Jefferson Barracks Bridge   |
Chester Bridge  |
Downstream Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge    |
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