Global InformationList of crossings of the Illinois River information
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This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Illinois River from the Mississippi River upstream to the confluence of the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers.
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| Crossing | Carries | Location | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels Ferry[1] | Point Pct., Calhoun Co. and Quarry Twp., Jersey Co. west of Grafton | 38°57′54.69″N 90°29′41.40″W / 38.9651917°N 90.4948333°W | |
| Hardin Bridge |   IL 16 / IL 100
|
Hardin | 39°09′36.23″N 90°36′48.61″W / 39.1600639°N 90.6135028°W |
| Kampsville Ferry[1] |  IL 108
|
Kampsville | 39°17′59.04″N 90°36′20.78″W / 39.2997333°N 90.6057722°W |
| Rail bridge | Kansas City Southern Railway originally Alton Railroad |
Pearl | 39°27′26.55″N 90°36′37.15″W / 39.4573750°N 90.6103194°W |
| Florence Bridge |  IL 100 / IL 106
|
Florence | 39°37′57.30″N 90°36′26.36″W / 39.6325833°N 90.6073222°W |
| Valley City Eagle Bridges |   I-72 / US 36
|
Valley City | 39°41′13.34″N 90°38′28.43″W / 39.6870389°N 90.6412306°W |
| Rail bridge | Norfolk Southern Railway originally Wabash Railroad |
Valley City | 39°41′12.01″N 90°38′45.33″W / 39.6866694°N 90.6459250°W |
| Rail bridge (removed 1959) | Wabash Railroad originally Northern Cross Railroad |
Meredosia | 39°49′34″N 90°33′51″W / 39.82611°N 90.56417°W |
| Meredosia Bridge |  IL 104
|
Meredosia | 39°49′50.30″N 90°33′55.92″W / 39.8306389°N 90.5655333°W |
| Beardstown Bridge |  US 67 / IL 100
|
Beardstown | 40°00′54.67″N 90°26′48.70″W / 40.0151861°N 90.4468611°W |
| Rail bridge | BNSF Railway originally Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad |
Beardstown | 40°01′22.61″N 90°26′00.42″W / 40.0229472°N 90.4334500°W |
| Scott W. Lucas Bridge |    US 136 / IL 78 / IL 97
|
Havana | 40°17′38.92″N 90°04′08.24″W / 40.2941444°N 90.0689556°W |
| Rail bridge | Union Pacific Railroad originally Chicago & North Western Railroad |
Pekin | 40°33′14.67″N 89°40′30.78″W / 40.5540750°N 89.6752167°W |
| John T. McNaughton Bridge |  IL 9
|
Pekin | 40°34′25.07″N 89°39′15.43″W / 40.5736306°N 89.6542861°W |
| Shade-Lohmann Bridge |   I-474 / US 24
|
Bartonville and Creve Coeur | 40°38′05.86″N 89°37′20.89″W / 40.6349611°N 89.6224694°W |
| Rail bridge | Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Tazewell and Peoria Railroad Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway |
Peoria and East Peoria | 40°40′03.40″N 89°36′40.59″W / 40.6676111°N 89.6112750°W |
| Cedar Street Bridge |   IL 8 / IL 116 (and  IL 29 until 2012)
|
40°40′38.42″N 89°36′00.84″W / 40.6773389°N 89.6002333°W | |
| Bob Michel Bridge |  IL 40
|
40°41′04.33″N 89°35′30.45″W / 40.6845361°N 89.5917917°W | |
| Murray Baker Bridge |  I-74 / IL 29
|
40°41′16.29″N 89°35′00.13″W / 40.6878583°N 89.5833694°W | |
| McClugage Bridge |  US 150 (and US 24 until 2012)
|
40°43′11.08″N 89°32′40.27″W / 40.7197444°N 89.5445194°W | |
| Rail bridge | BNSF Railway originally Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway |
Chillicothe | 40°55′44.43″N 89°27′40.40″W / 40.9290083°N 89.4612222°W |
| Lacon Bridge |  IL 17
|
Sparland and Lacon | 41°01′32.43″N 89°25′00.28″W / 41.0256750°N 89.4167444°W |
| Henry Bridge |  IL 18
|
Henry | 41°06′29.89″N 89°21′07.68″W / 41.1083028°N 89.3521333°W |
| Hennepin Bridge (removed 1969?) |  IL 26
|
Hennepin | 41°15′26.29″N 89°20′57.26″W / 41.2573028°N 89.3492389°W |
| Gudmund "Sonny" Jessen Bridge |  I-180 / IL 26
|
41°15′39.13″N 89°20′50.79″W / 41.2608694°N 89.3474417°W | |
| Rail bridge (removed ? date) | Norfolk Southern Railway originally New York Central Railroad Illinois Division Kankakee Belt Route |
De Pue | 41°18′50.87″N 89°16′43.02″W / 41.3141306°N 89.2786167°W |
| Spring Valley Bridge |  IL 89
|
Spring Valley | 41°18′43.62″N 89°11′59.82″W / 41.3121167°N 89.1999500°W |
| Peru Bridge |  IL 251
|
Peru | 41°19′25.80″N 89°07′12.48″W / 41.3238333°N 89.1201333°W |
| Shippingsport Bridge |  IL 351
|
LaSalle and Oglesby | 41°18′52.05″N 89°05′30.57″W / 41.3144583°N 89.0918250°W |
| Rail bridge | Buzzi Unicem Railspur originally Illinois Central Railroad |
41°19′20.63″N 89°04′59.48″W / 41.3223972°N 89.0831889°W | |
| Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge |   I-39 / US 51
|
41°19′29.35″N 89°04′37.43″W / 41.3248194°N 89.0770639°W | |
| Utica Bridge |  IL 178
|
Utica | 41°19′37.67″N 89°00′38.31″W / 41.3271306°N 89.0106417°W |
| Ottawa Rail Bridge | Illinois Railway formerly BNSF Railway and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad |
Ottawa | 41°19′22.85″N 88°42′36.61″W / 41.3230139°N 88.7101694°W |
| Veterans Memorial Bridge |   IL 23 / IL 71
|
41°19′22.85″N 88°42′36.61″W / 41.3230139°N 88.7101694°W | |
| Marseilles Bridge | LaSalle County Highway 15 (Main Street) | Marseilles | 41°20′32.22″N 88°50′27.04″W / 41.3422833°N 88.8408444°W |
| Seneca Bridge |  IL 170
|
Seneca | 41°17′56.80″N 88°36′33.01″W / 41.2991111°N 88.6091694°W |
| Seneca Rail Bridge | CSX Transportation formerly Kankakee and Seneca Railroad, jointly owned by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway |
41°18′21.53″N 88°35′9.29″W / 41.3059806°N 88.5859139°W | |
| Morris Bridge |  IL 47
|
Morris | 41°21′13.44″N 88°25′17.39″W / 41.3537333°N 88.4214972°W |
| Rail lift bridge | Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | Aux Sable Twp., Grundy Co. |
Upstream, the Illinois River starts as the merger of the Des Plaines River and the Kankakee River.
- ^ a b "IDOT Operated Ferries". Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-04-10.