Savanna–Sabula Bridge

Savanna-Sabula Bridge
May, 2004
Coordinates	42°06′16″N 90°09′38″W / 42.10444°N 90.16056°W / 42.10444; -90.16056Coordinates: 42°06′16″N 90°09′38″W / 42.10444°N 90.16056°W / 42.10444; -90.16056
Carries	2 lanes of US 52/ Iowa 64/ IL 64
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Savanna, Illinois / Jackson County, near Sabula, Iowa, River Mile 537.8
Maintained by	Iowa & Illinois Departments of Transportation
ID number	NBI 000000000029940
Characteristics
Design	Steel truss bridge
Total length	2,482 feet
Width	20 Feet, 2 lanes
Longest span	158 m
History
Opened	December 31, 1932
Statistics
Daily traffic	2,400

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. Route 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]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as structure #99001033.

Planning for the construction of a replacement to the Savannah-Sabula Bridge is underway, with construction scheduled to begin in 2015.^[2]

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

• Savanna-Sabula Bridge Site with statistics and photographs.

Crossings of the Mississippi River Upstream Julien Dubuque Bridge Savanna-Sabula Bridge Downstream Sabula Rail Bridge Canadian Pacific Railway