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This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Illinois River from the Mississippi River upstream to the confluence of the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers.
Crossing
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Carries
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Location
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Coordinates
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Brussels Ferry[1]
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Point Pct., Calhoun Co. and Quarry Twp., Jersey Co. west of Grafton
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38°57′54.69″N 90°29′41.40″W / 38.9651917°N 90.4948333°W / 38.9651917; -90.4948333
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Hardin Bridge
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IL 16 / IL 100
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Hardin
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39°09′36.23″N 90°36′48.61″W / 39.1600639°N 90.6135028°W / 39.1600639; -90.6135028
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Kampsville Ferry[1]
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IL 108
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Kampsville
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39°17′59.04″N 90°36′20.78″W / 39.2997333°N 90.6057722°W / 39.2997333; -90.6057722
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Rail bridge
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Kansas City Southern Railway originally Alton Railroad
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Pearl
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39°27′26.55″N 90°36′37.15″W / 39.4573750°N 90.6103194°W / 39.4573750; -90.6103194
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Florence Bridge
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IL 100 / IL 106
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Florence
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39°37′57.30″N 90°36′26.36″W / 39.6325833°N 90.6073222°W / 39.6325833; -90.6073222
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Valley City Eagle Bridges
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I-72 / US 36
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Valley City
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39°41′13.34″N 90°38′28.43″W / 39.6870389°N 90.6412306°W / 39.6870389; -90.6412306
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Rail bridge
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Norfolk Southern Railway originally Wabash Railroad
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Valley City
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39°41′12.01″N 90°38′45.33″W / 39.6866694°N 90.6459250°W / 39.6866694; -90.6459250
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Rail bridge (removed 1959)
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Wabash Railroad originally Northern Cross Railroad
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Meredosia
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39°49′34″N 90°33′51″W / 39.82611°N 90.56417°W / 39.82611; -90.56417
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Meredosia Bridge
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IL 104
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Meredosia
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39°49′50.30″N 90°33′55.92″W / 39.8306389°N 90.5655333°W / 39.8306389; -90.5655333
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Beardstown Bridge
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US 67 / IL 100
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Beardstown
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40°00′54.67″N 90°26′48.70″W / 40.0151861°N 90.4468611°W / 40.0151861; -90.4468611
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Rail bridge
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BNSF Railway originally Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
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Beardstown
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40°01′22.61″N 90°26′00.42″W / 40.0229472°N 90.4334500°W / 40.0229472; -90.4334500
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Scott W. Lucas Bridge
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US 136 / IL 78 / IL 97
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Havana
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40°17′38.92″N 90°04′08.24″W / 40.2941444°N 90.0689556°W / 40.2941444; -90.0689556
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Rail bridge
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Union Pacific Railroad originally Chicago & North Western Railroad
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Pekin
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40°33′14.67″N 89°40′30.78″W / 40.5540750°N 89.6752167°W / 40.5540750; -89.6752167
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John T. McNaughton Bridge
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IL 9
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Pekin
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40°34′25.07″N 89°39′15.43″W / 40.5736306°N 89.6542861°W / 40.5736306; -89.6542861
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Shade-Lohmann Bridge
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I-474 / US 24
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Bartonville and Creve Coeur
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40°38′05.86″N 89°37′20.89″W / 40.6349611°N 89.6224694°W / 40.6349611; -89.6224694
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Rail bridge
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Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Tazewell and Peoria Railroad Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
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Peoria and East Peoria
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40°40′03.40″N 89°36′40.59″W / 40.6676111°N 89.6112750°W / 40.6676111; -89.6112750
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Cedar Street Bridge
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IL 8 / IL 116 (and IL 29 until 2012)
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40°40′38.42″N 89°36′00.84″W / 40.6773389°N 89.6002333°W / 40.6773389; -89.6002333
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Bob Michel Bridge
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IL 40
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40°41′04.33″N 89°35′30.45″W / 40.6845361°N 89.5917917°W / 40.6845361; -89.5917917
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Murray Baker Bridge
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I-74 / IL 29
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40°41′16.29″N 89°35′00.13″W / 40.6878583°N 89.5833694°W / 40.6878583; -89.5833694
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McClugage Bridge
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US 150 (and US 24 until 2012)
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40°43′11.08″N 89°32′40.27″W / 40.7197444°N 89.5445194°W / 40.7197444; -89.5445194
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Rail bridge
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BNSF Railway originally Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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Chillicothe
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40°55′44.43″N 89°27′40.40″W / 40.9290083°N 89.4612222°W / 40.9290083; -89.4612222
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Lacon Bridge
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IL 17
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Sparland and Lacon
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41°01′32.43″N 89°25′00.28″W / 41.0256750°N 89.4167444°W / 41.0256750; -89.4167444
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Henry Bridge
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IL 18
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Henry
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41°06′29.89″N 89°21′07.68″W / 41.1083028°N 89.3521333°W / 41.1083028; -89.3521333
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Hennepin Bridge (removed 1969?)
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IL 26
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Hennepin
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41°15′26.29″N 89°20′57.26″W / 41.2573028°N 89.3492389°W / 41.2573028; -89.3492389
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Gudmund "Sonny" Jessen Bridge
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I-180 / IL 26
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41°15′39.13″N 89°20′50.79″W / 41.2608694°N 89.3474417°W / 41.2608694; -89.3474417
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Rail bridge (removed ? date)
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Norfolk Southern Railway originally New York Central Railroad Illinois Division Kankakee Belt Route
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De Pue
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41°18′50.87″N 89°16′43.02″W / 41.3141306°N 89.2786167°W / 41.3141306; -89.2786167
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Spring Valley Bridge
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IL 89
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Spring Valley
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41°18′43.62″N 89°11′59.82″W / 41.3121167°N 89.1999500°W / 41.3121167; -89.1999500
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Peru Bridge
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IL 251
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Peru
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41°19′25.80″N 89°07′12.48″W / 41.3238333°N 89.1201333°W / 41.3238333; -89.1201333
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Shippingsport Bridge
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IL 351
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LaSalle and Oglesby
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41°18′52.05″N 89°05′30.57″W / 41.3144583°N 89.0918250°W / 41.3144583; -89.0918250
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Rail bridge
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Buzzi Unicem Railspur originally Illinois Central Railroad
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41°19′20.63″N 89°04′59.48″W / 41.3223972°N 89.0831889°W / 41.3223972; -89.0831889
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Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge
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I-39 / US 51
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41°19′29.35″N 89°04′37.43″W / 41.3248194°N 89.0770639°W / 41.3248194; -89.0770639
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Utica Bridge
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IL 178
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Utica
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41°19′37.67″N 89°00′38.31″W / 41.3271306°N 89.0106417°W / 41.3271306; -89.0106417
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Ottawa Rail Bridge
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Illinois Railway formerly BNSF Railway and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
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Ottawa
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41°19′22.85″N 88°42′36.61″W / 41.3230139°N 88.7101694°W / 41.3230139; -88.7101694
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Veterans Memorial Bridge
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IL 23 / IL 71
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41°19′22.85″N 88°42′36.61″W / 41.3230139°N 88.7101694°W / 41.3230139; -88.7101694
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Marseilles Bridge
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LaSalle County Highway 15 (Main Street)
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Marseilles
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41°20′32.22″N 88°50′27.04″W / 41.3422833°N 88.8408444°W / 41.3422833; -88.8408444
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Seneca Bridge
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IL 170
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Seneca
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41°17′56.80″N 88°36′33.01″W / 41.2991111°N 88.6091694°W / 41.2991111; -88.6091694
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Seneca Rail Bridge
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CSX Transportation formerly Kankakee and Seneca Railroad, jointly owned by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway
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41°18′21.53″N 88°35′9.29″W / 41.3059806°N 88.5859139°W / 41.3059806; -88.5859139
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Morris Bridge
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IL 47
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Morris
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41°21′13.44″N 88°25′17.39″W / 41.3537333°N 88.4214972°W / 41.3537333; -88.4214972
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Rail lift bridge
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Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
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Aux Sable Twp., Grundy Co.
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Upstream, the Illinois River starts as the merger of the Des Plaines River and the Kankakee River.