Shade–Lohmann Bridge

The Shade–Lohmann Bridge is a pair of twin cantilever bridges that carry Interstate 474 (I-474) and U.S. Route 24 (US 24) over the Illinois River near the Peoria Lock and Dam located at River Mile 158.0 in Tazewell County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It connects Bartonville and Creve Coeur. Built in 1973,[2] the bridge was named after Pekin's former mayor and Illinois legislator J. Norman Shade, and Martin B. Lohmann, who served in the Illinois Legislature continuously from 1923 to 1953.[4]

Shade–Lohmann Bridge
Shade–Lohmann Bridge from the southeast
Coordinates	40°38′06″N 89°37′21″W
Carries	4 lanes (2 each WB/EB) of I-474 / US 24
Crosses	Illinois River
Locale	Bartonville and Creve Coeur, Illinois
Maintained by	IDOT
ID number	WB: 000090010928846 EB: 000090010828845[1]
Characteristics
Design	Twin cantilever bridges
Total length	WB: 3,424.9 ft (1,043.9 m) EB: 3,420.9 ft (1,042.7 m)[1]
Width	39.0 ft (11.9 m)[1]
Longest span	541 ft (165 m)
Load limit	60.5 short tons (54.9 t)[1]
History
Construction start	1973[2]
Construction end	1975[1]
Opened	1975[1]
Statistics
Daily traffic	36,700 (combined)[3]

On March 26, 2017, it was announced that the bridge would undergo reconstruction for steel repairs, electrical work, removing the sediment from bridge piers, and painting the bridge. The project cost $13.5 million.[5] Work started in April 2017 and was completed in November 2018.