- Quincy Memorial Bridge
Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name= Quincy Memorial Bridge
caption=
official_name=
also_known_as= Memorial Bridge
carries= 2 lanes of Eastbound US 24
crosses=Mississippi River
locale=West Quincy, Missouri andQuincy, Illinois
maint=Illinois Department of Transportation
id=
design=Truss bridge
mainspan= convert|627|ft|m|0
length= convert|3510|ft|m|0
width= convert|27|ft|m|0
clearance=
below= convert|63|ft|m|0
traffic=
open= 1928
closed=
toll=
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coordinates= coord|39|55|53|N|91|25|14|W|region:US_type:landmarkThe Quincy Memorial Bridge is a
truss bridge over theMississippi River inQuincy, Illinois . It brings eastboundU.S. Highway 24 into the city of Quincy fromMissouri . It was built in 1928 and remains structurally sound.In 1986, to serve additional traffic volumes crossing the Mississippi River into Quincy, the
Illinois Department of Transportation constructed theBayview Bridge just to the north of the Memorial Bridge. Westbound traffic was then routed onto the Bayview Bridge, while eastbound traffic was routed onto the Memorial Bridge.ee also
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List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River References
* 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.
* 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 = Quincy Memorial Bridge
bridge signs = East
upstream =Bayview Bridge
upstream signs = West
downstream =Wabash Bridge
downstream signs =
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