Quincy Memorial Bridge

Official name	Quincy Memorial Bridge
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	Illinois, Missouri
Maintained by	Illinois Department of Transportation [2]
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Design	Truss
Longest span	627 feet (191 meters)
Total length	3,510 feet (1,070 meters)
Width	Approximately 27 feet (8.2 meters)
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Clearance below	63 feet (19 meters)
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Opening date	1928
Destruction date	{{{closed}}}
Connects: Quincy, Illinois and West Quincy, Missouri	Image:Bayview-bridge-sat.jpg
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The Quincy Memorial Bridge is a truss bridge over the Mississippi River in Quincy, Illinois. It brings eastbound U.S. Highway 24 into the city of Quincy from Missouri. It was built in 1928 and remains structurally sound. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1632x1232, 1292 KB) Summary I am the copyright holder of this picture; original, higher-quality file to be submitted later. ... This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... State nickname: The Show Me State Official languages English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 21st 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² 1. ... The National Bridge Inventory (NBI) is a database, compiled by the Federal Highway Administration, with information on all bridges and tunnels in the United States that have roads passing above or below. ... A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed in tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... U.S. 24 over the Mississippi River. ... West Quincy, Missouri is a small commercial town in northeast Missouri, it borders with the levee and has no population, only business. ... A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed in tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. ... This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ... U.S. 24 over the Mississippi River. ... U.S. Highway 24, a dual north-south/east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... State nickname: The Show Me State Official languages English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 21st 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² 1. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1986, to serve additional traffic volumes crossing the Mississippi River into Quincy, the Illinois Department of Transportation constructed the Bayview Bridge just to the north of the Memorial Bridge. Westbound traffic was then routed onto the Bayview Bridge, while eastbound traffic was routed onto the Memorial Bridge. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bayview Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge bringing westbound U.S. Highway 24 over the Mississippi River. ...

References

• Weeks III, John A. "US-24 Quincy Bayview & Memorial Bridges Quincy, MO" [sic]. http://www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesB/umissB13.html. Retrieved January 14, 2006.
• Unknown. "Should we build a new bridge?" WQAD. November 26, 2003. Retrieved January 14, 2006.

Bridges of the Mississippi River
Upstream Bayview Bridge	Quincy Memorial Bridge East	Downstream Mark Twain Memorial Bridge