Shade-Lohmann Bridge

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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]
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]
Load limit	54.9 metric tons^[1]
AADT	36,700 (combined)^[2]
Beginning date of construction	1973^[3]
Completion date	1975^[1]
Opening date	1975^[1]

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 Illinois Route 29 and U.S. Route 24 near Bartonville. Built in 1973,^[3] 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.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f National Bridge Inventory. Via [1]
^ Illinois Department of Transportation (2003). Getting Around Illinois: Average Annual Daily Traffic. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
^ ^a ^b R.L. Polk and Company, Polk's Peoria City Directory, R.L. Polk and Co. Publishers, 1973.