Quincy Memorial Bridge

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Quincy Memorial Bridge
Carries	2 lanes of Eastbound US 24
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	West Quincy, Missouri and Quincy, Illinois
Maintained by	Illinois Department of Transportation
Design	Truss bridge
Longest span	627 feet (191 m)
Total length	3,510 feet (1,070 m)
Width	27 feet (8 m)
Clearance below	63 feet (19 m)
Opening date	1928
Coordinates	39°55′53″N, 91°25′14″W

The Quincy Memorial Bridge is a truss bridge over the Mississippi River in Quincy, Illinois. It brings eastbound U.S. Highway 24 into the city of Quincy from Missouri. It was built in 1928 and remains structurally sound.

In 1986, to serve additional traffic volumes crossing the Mississippi River into Quincy, the Illinois Department of Transportation constructed the Bayview Bridge just to the north of the Memorial Bridge. Westbound traffic was then routed onto the Bayview Bridge, while eastbound traffic was routed onto the Memorial Bridge.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

[edit] References

• Weeks III, John A. "US-24 Quincy Bayview & Memorial Bridges Quincy, MO" [sic]. http://www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesB/umissB13.html. Retrieved January 14, 2006.
• Unknown. "Should we build a new bridge?" WQAD. November 26, 2003. Retrieved January 14, 2006.

Bridges of the Mississippi River
Upstream Bayview Bridge West	Quincy Memorial Bridge East	Downstream Wabash Bridge