Valley City Eagle Bridges

Valley City Eagle Bridges
The Valley City Eagle Bridges from westbound I-72 just past the Bluffs exit.
Coordinates39°41′18″N 90°38′31″W / 39.68838°N 90.64182°W / 39.68838; -90.64182
Carries4 lanes of I-72 / US 36[1]
CrossesIllinois River
Maintained byIllinois Department of Transportation
Characteristics
DesignConcrete box girder twin bridges
Total length3,203 feet (976 m)[1]
Width39 feet (12 m)[1]
History
Construction end1988[1]
Opened1992[2]
Statistics
Daily traffic4,325[1]
Location
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The Valley City Eagle Bridges is a set of bridges that carry Interstate 72 and U.S. Route 36 across the Illinois River. The bridge is located near Valley City, Illinois, the smallest municipality in the state.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Valley City Eagle Bridges". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Illinois Department of Transportation (1991). Illinois Highway Map (Map) (1991–1992 ed.). [1:762,500]. Springfield: Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Illinois Digital Archives.
  3. ^ Marx, Gary T. (2007). A River Through Illinois. SIU Press. p. 210. ISBN 9780809327638. Retrieved 26 November 2017.