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Key Facts |
Bridge Name | Type | Road | Location | City | Crossing |
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Cass Street Bridge |
Truss (Bascule) |
Westbound US-30 (Cass Street) |
Will County, IL |
Joliet |
Des Plaines River |
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Technical Facts |
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Construction Date |
Rehabilitation Date |
Main Span | Total Length | Deck Width | Vertical Clearance | Navigational Vertical Clearance |
| 1933 | 1985 | 173.8 Feet | 293.9 Feet | 41.9 Feet | 16 Feet | 12.8 Feet |
This bridge is one of four rare Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridges in Joliet. For an overview of Joliet's rolling lift bridges, see the Jefferson Street Bridge page.
This bridge's arches (that likely once were for cable-cars/trolleys to use) have a slightly different design to them: the v-lacing is a bit tighter on these. The bridge-tender house on this bridge is small and unimpressive, and may not even be original. I am unsure.
