Bayview Bridge

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Bayview Bridge

Carries	2 lanes of Westbound US 24
Crosses	Mississippi River
Locale	West Quincy, Missouri Quincy, Illinois
Maintained by	Illinois Department of Transportation
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Longest span	900 feet (274 m)
Total length	4,507 feet (1,374 m)
Width	27 feet (8 m)
Clearance below	63 feet (19 m)
Opening date	August 22, 1987
Coordinates	39°56′00″N, 91°25′17″W

The Bayview Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge bringing westbound U.S. Highway 24 over the Mississippi River. It connects the cities of West Quincy, Missouri and Quincy, Illinois. Eastbound U.S. 24 is served by the older Quincy Memorial Bridge.

The bridge was built at a cost of $32 million, $3 million over budget, to alleviate traffic over the downstream Memorial Bridge. It was built prior to the extension of Interstate 72 west into Hannibal, Missouri. Traffic levels increased when the existing, downstream U.S. Highway 36 bridge over the Mississippi River was closed to make room for the new Interstate 72 bridge.

[edit] See also

List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

[edit] References

Bayview Bridge in the Structurae database. Retrieved January 14, 2006.
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.
Modjeski and Masters. "Bayview". http://www.modjeski.com/projects/servproj/bayview.htm. Retrieved January 14, 2006.
Unknown. "Should we build a new bridge?" WQAD. November 26, 2003. Retrieved January 14, 2006.