Savanna–Sabula Bridge (Redirected from Savanna-Sabula Bridge)

Savanna–Sabula Bridge
MSRiverBridgeSavannaSabulaMay2004.jpg
May 2004
Coordinates42°06′16″N 90°09′38″W / 42.10444°N 90.16056°W / 42.10444; -90.16056Coordinates: 42°06′16″N 90°09′38″W / 42.10444°N 90.16056°W / 42.10444; -90.16056
Carries2 lanes of US 52
CrossesMississippi River
LocaleSavanna, Illinois, and Jackson County near Sabula, Iowa,
River Mile 537.8
Maintained byIDOT
ID numberNBI 000000000029940
Characteristics
DesignSteel truss bridge
Total length2,482 ft (757 m)
Width20 ft (6.1 m), 2 lanes
Longest span520 ft (160 m)
Clearance above17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Clearance below51 ft (16 m)
History
OpenedDecember 31, 1932 (December 31, 1932)
ClosedNovember 17, 2017 (November 17, 2017)
DemolishedMarch 9, 2018
Replaced byDale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge
Statistics
Daily traffic2,170 (2015)
Savanna–Sabula Bridge
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.99001033
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1999
Location

The Savanna–Sabula Bridge was a truss bridge and causeway crossing the Mississippi River that connected the city of Savanna, Illinois, with the island city of Sabula, Iowa. The bridge was put out of service on November 17, 2017, when its replacement, which lies a few dozen feet downstream, opened as the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge. The bridge carried U.S. Route 52 over the river. It was also the terminus of both Iowa Highway 64 and Illinois Route 64. The bridge carried an average of 2,170 vehicles daily as of 2015, with 6% of that being truck traffic.

The bridge was demolished on March 9, 2018

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Replacement bridge

Construction of an $80.6 million replacement for the 1932 Savanna–Sabula Bridge was finished and opened to traffic on November 17, 2017, while the old bridge was subsequently demolished. The Illinois House of Representatives unanimously named this new structure the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge in honor of Dale Gardner, a Savanna born NASA astronaut.

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