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 Illinois Department 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
Savanna-Sabula Bridge
MPS Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference # 99001033[1]
Added to NRHP August 27, 1999

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.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

Gardner holds up a "For Sale" sign after Palapa B-2 and WESTAR VI were recovered

Construction of a replacement for the 1932 Savannah-Sabula Bridge is underway, with completion expected late 2017.[3] The Illinois House of Representatives unanimously adopted the name for this new bridge: Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge, [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Illinois Department of Transportation. Average Daily Traffic. Retrieved June 30, 2006.
  3. ↑ Illinois Department of Transportation U.S. 52/IL 64 over the Mississippi River
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