Bayview Bridge

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bridge_name= Bayview Bridge


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also_known_as= Quincy Bayview Bridge
carries= 2 lanes of Westbound US 24
crosses= Mississippi River
locale= West Quincy, Missouri Quincy, Illinois
maint= Illinois Department of Transportation
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design= Cable-stayed bridge
mainspan= 900 feet (274 m)
length= 4,507 feet (1,374 m)
width= 27 feet (8 m)
clearance=
below= 63 feet (19 m)
traffic=
open= August 22, 1987
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coordinates= coord|39|56|00|N|91|25|17|W|region:US_type:landmark

The Bayview Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge bringing westbound U.S. Highway 24 over the Mississippi River. It connects the cities of West Quincy, Missouri and Quincy, Illinois. Eastbound U.S. 24 is served by the older Quincy Memorial Bridge.

The bridge was built at a cost of $32 million, $3 million over budget, to alleviate traffic over the downstream Memorial Bridge. It was built prior to the extension of Interstate 72 west into Hannibal, Missouri. Traffic levels increased when the existing, downstream U.S. Highway 36 bridge over the Mississippi River was closed to make room for the new Interstate 72 bridge.

ee also

*List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

References

*. 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 http://www.johnweeks.com/upper_mississippi/pagesB/umissB13.html] . Retrieved January 14, 2006.
* Modjeski and Masters. "Bayview". [http://www.modjeski.com/projects/servproj/bayview.htm http://www.modjeski.com/projects/servproj/bayview.htm] . Retrieved January 14, 2006.
* Unknown. "Should we build a new bridge?" [http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=1540382 WQAD] . November 26, 2003. Retrieved January 14, 2006.

Crossings navbox
structure = Bridges
place = Mississippi River
bridge = Bayview Bridge
bridge signs = West
upstream = Quincy Rail Bridge
downstream = Quincy Memorial Bridge
downstream signs = East