Mile-Long Bridge
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The Mile-Long Bridge is the colloquial name for a Script error: No such module "convert". bridge in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. The bridge carries Interstate 294 (I-294) over the Des Plaines River, the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal, two major railroad lines, and an intermodal facility. A series of 51 piers carries I-294 over the broad Des Plaines River valley.[1]
In spite of its name, the bridge falls Script error: No such module "convert". short of one full mile in length.
History
Reconstruction (2019–2023)
As part of the Central Tri-State Tollway Project, construction of a new Mile-Long Bridge structure, together with demolition of the original 1958 structure, proceeded in phases commencing in 2019.[2] In the first completed phase of the project, a new northbound bridge structure opened to traffic in November 2020. Demolition of the old northbound structure commenced in 2021, followed by the construction of a new southbound structure. The completed southbound structure opened to traffic in October 2022. Removal of the old southbound structure is expected to be complete in 2023.[3]
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- Road bridges in Illinois
- Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
- Interstate 294
- Bridges completed in 1958
- Toll bridges in Illinois
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Girder bridges in the United States
- Transportation buildings and structures in Cook County, Illinois
- Transportation buildings and structures in DuPage County, Illinois