Chester Bridge
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Illinois /
Chester /
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World / United States / Illinois
truss bridge, road bridge
Through and deck truss bridge over the Mississippi River on MO 51/IL 150 at Chester
Open to two-lane traffic
Opened Aug. 23, 1942 as a toll bridge. Main span destroyed by severe thunderstorm July 29, 1944; reopened Aug. 24, 1946. Tolls removed Jan. 1, 1989.
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Open to two-lane traffic
Opened Aug. 23, 1942 as a toll bridge. Main span destroyed by severe thunderstorm July 29, 1944; reopened Aug. 24, 1946. Tolls removed Jan. 1, 1989.
bridgehunter.com/il/randolph/chester/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Bridge
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Coordinates: 37°54'7"N 89°50'14"W
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