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Shippingsport Bridge | |
|---|---|
 The 2003 Shippingsport Bridge from the west | |
| Coordinates | 41°18′52″N 89°05′30″W / 41.314368°N 89.091641°W |
| Carries | Two lanes of  IL 351 |
| Crosses | Illinois River |
| Locale | LaSalle, Illinois and Oglesby, Illinois |
| Official name | Shippingsport Bridge |
| Maintained by | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 000050023736203 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel girder concrete deck |
| Total length | 1,775 feet (541 m) |
| Width | 2 traffic lanes, 39 feet (12 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1929 (replaced October 29, 2003) |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | No |
| Location | |
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Shippingsport Bridge has been the name of four similarly-located bridges over the Illinois River in LaSalle Township, LaSalle County, Illinois: an early bridge about which not much is known,[1] an 1872 swing span bridge, a 1929 vertical-lift bridge nearby, and a 2003 bridge in the same location as the 1929 bridge. The fourth bridge still exists and carries Illinois Route 351 (IL 351).
- ^ Eaton Democrat, January 25, 1872