Shade–Lohmann Bridge

Shade–Lohmann Bridge
Shade–Lohmann Bridge from the southeast
Carries	4 lanes (2 each WB/EB) of I-474
Crosses	Illinois River
Locale	Bartonville, IL and Creve Coeur, IL
Maintained by	Illinois Department of Transportation
ID number	WB: 000090010928846 EB: 000090010828845[1]
Characteristics
Design	Twin Cantilever bridges
Total length	WB: 3,424.9 ft (1,043.9 m) EB: 3,420.9 ft (1,042.7 m)[1]
Width	39.0 ft (11.9 m)[1]
Longest span	165 m
Load limit	54.9 metric tons[1]
History
Construction begin	1973[2]
Construction end	1975[1]
Opened	1975[1]
Statistics
Daily traffic	36,700 (combined)[3]

The Shade–Lohmann Bridge carries Interstate 474 over the Illinois River near the Peoria Lock and Dam located at River Mile 158.0 in Tazewell County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It connects U.S. Route 24 between Bartonville and Peoria, Illinois to Illinois Route 29 between Creve Coeur and North Pekin, Illinois. Built in 1973,^[2] the bridge was named after Pekin's former Mayor and Illinois Legislator, Norman Shade, and Martin B. Lohmann who served in the Illinois Legislature continuously from 1923-1953. As of summer 2012, extensive construction work was ongoing on the bridge and Interstate 474 around it on both sides.

References

1. National Bridge Inventory. Via
2. R.L. Polk and Company (1973), Polk's Peoria City Directory, R.L. Polk and Co. Publishers
3. Illinois Department of Transportation (2003). "Getting Around Illinois: Average Annual Daily Traffic". Retrieved 2007-03-30.

Coordinates: 40°38′06″N 89°37′21″W / 40.63504°N 89.62260°W