Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge

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Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge
Carries	4 lanes of US 136
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Keokuk, Iowa and Hamilton, Illinois
Design	Steel girder bridge
Opening date	November 1985
Coordinates	40°23′25″N, 91°22′24″W

The Keokuk-Hamilton bridge is a concrete girder, 4-lane bridge from Keokuk, Iowa to Hamilton, Illinois. It carries U.S. Route 136 across the Mississippi River.

The Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge was built in 1985, taking over automobile traffic from the Keokuk Rail Bridge (though the latter bridge still carries rail traffic).

During the Great Flood of 1993, the rising Mississippi temporarily made the Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge inaccessible from the Illinois side of the river; later, gravel was layered over the threatened section of U.S. 136 to raise its level and keep the road and bridge accessible for the remaining flood period.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
• Lock and Dam No. 19

[edit] References

• Weeks, John. "US-136 Bridge, Keokuk, IA". http://www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesB/umissB12.html. Retrieved January 18, 2006.

Bridges of the Mississippi River Upstream Keokuk Rail Bridge Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge Downstream Quincy Rail Bridge