Savanna-Sabula Bridge

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Savanna-Sabula Bridge
May, 2004
Carries	2 lanes of U.S. Route 52/Iowa Highway 64/IL 64
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Savanna, Illinois and Sabula, Iowa, River Mile 537.8
Maintained by	Iowa Department of Transportation
ID number	NBI 000000000029940
Design	Steel truss through deck
Total length	2,482 feet
Width	20 Feet, 2 lanes
AADT	2,400
Opening date	December 31, 1932
Coordinates	42°06′16″N, 90°09′38″W

The Savanna-Sabula Bridge is a truss bridge and causeway crossing the Mississippi River and connecting the city of Savanna, Illinois with the island city of Sabula, Iowa. The bridge carries U.S. Highway 52 over the river. It is also the terminus of both Iowa Highway 64 and Illinois Route 64. The bridge carries an average of 2,400 vehicles daily as of 2005.^[1]

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as structure #99001033.

[edit] See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

[edit] References

• Savanna-Sabula Bridge Superb site with statistics and excellent photographs.

Bridges of the Mississippi River Upstream Julien Dubuque Bridge Savanna-Sabula Bridge Downstream Sabula Rail Bridge

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