Cedar Street Bridge

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Cedar Street Bridge
Cedar Street Bridge. Taken just off ILL 29/US 24.
Carries	4 lanes of ILL 8/ILL 29/ILL 116
Crosses	Illinois River
Locale	Peoria, Illinois and East Peoria, Illinois
Maintained by	Illinois Department of Transportation
ID number	000090003019685
Design	Truss arch bridge
Total length	3,750 ft (1,143 m)[1]
Width	40 ft (15 m)[1]
Load limit	53.1 metric tons[1]
Clearance below	61.7 feet (18.8 m)[1]
AADT	12,200[2]
Opening date	1932[1]

The Cedar Street Bridge carries Illinois Route 8, Illinois Route 29, and Illinois Route 116 over the Illinois River. It is about a mile and a half southwest from downtown. The bridge is a simple steel arch bridge that towers approximately 70 to 80 feet above the surface of the river, and is the shortest span of the five. The name of the bridge comes from the original name of its street on the Peoria side of the river; the street itself is now called MacArthur Highway, while the bridge is still referred to as Cedar Street.

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Crossings of the Illinois River Upstream Bob Michel Bridge Cedar Street Bridge Downstream Norfolk Southern Rail Bridge