Bayview Bridge
The Bayview Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge bringing westbound U.S. Route 24 (US 24) over the Mississippi River. It connects the cities of West Quincy, Missouri and Quincy, Illinois. Quincy Memorial Bridge serves Eastbound US-24.[1] The bridge was built at a cost of $32 million, $3 million over budget.
Bayview Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′00″N 91°25′17″W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of Westbound  US 24 |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | West Quincy, Missouri and Quincy, Illinois |
| Other name(s) | Quincy Bayview Bridge |
| Maintained by | Illinois Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 4,507 feet (1,374 m) |
| Width | 27 feet (8 m) |
| Longest span | 900 feet (274 m) |
| Clearance below | 63 feet (19 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | August 22, 1987 |
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Rationale for construction
During the 1980s, it was decided that the Quincy Memorial Bridge, though still structurally sound, was insufficient for traffic. Therefore, the Bayview Bridge was built to alleviate traffic over the older bridge. It was built before the extension of Interstate 72 (I-72) west into Hannibal, Missouri. Traffic levels increased when the existing downstream US 36 bridge over the Mississippi River was closed to make room for the new I-72 bridge.
References
- Olfat, Sarhang Zadeh (2012). "2: Comparison of Post-tensioning Cable Forces Between Three types of the Cable-stayed Bridges". Comparison Between Three Types of Cable Stayed Bridges Using Structural Optimization. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. p. 19.
the Quincy Bayview Bridge located in Illinois, USA as shown in Fig. 2.1 is chosen as a typical cable-stayed bridge
- Bayview Bridge at Structurae. 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". https://web.archive.org/web/20051221194459/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.
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