This is a list of all 5 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Des Plaines River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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Bridgemeister ID: | 5669 (added 2021-01-30) |
Year Completed: | 1893 |
Name: | Watson's |
Location: | Riverside, Illinois, USA |
Crossing: | Des Plaines River |
Coordinates: | 41.825778 N 87.817795 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Use: | Footbridge |
Status: | Replaced |
Main Cables: | Wire |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Characteristics: | Partially underspanned |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 2617 (added 2018-12-30) |
Year Completed: | 1905 |
Name: | Swinging |
Location: | Riverside, Illinois, USA |
Crossing: | Des Plaines River |
Coordinates: | 41.825603 N 87.817864 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Use: | Footbridge |
Status: | Replaced, 1940 |
Main Cables: | Wire |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
Bridgemeister ID: | 775 (added 2003-03-14) |
Year Completed: | 1940 |
Name: | H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial |
Also Known As: | Swinging |
Location: | Riverside, Illinois, USA |
Crossing: | Des Plaines River |
Coordinates: | 41.826083 N 87.8176 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Use: | Footbridge |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 64 meters (210 feet) estimated |
Notes:
Annotated Citations:
"What was thought to be a pretty straightforward project to refurbish the 210-foot long H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial Bridge – known to local residents as the Swinging Bridge – has turned into something of a nightmare for the Riverside Township Board of Trustees… It turns out that not only was the $75,000 earmarked in the 2021-22 budget far below what it’s going to take to do the job, the township board has had trouble getting companies to even submit bids."
"A long-awaited project to overhaul the painted surfaces of the Swinging Bridge will start March 27 after Riverside Township trustees voted 4-0 on March 14 to approve an ordinance announcing their intention to issue up to $500,000 in alternate revenue bonds to fund the work…"
Bridgemeister ID: | 2574 (added 2012-11-18) |
Name: | (conveyor bridge) |
Location: | Joliet, Illinois, USA |
Crossing: | Des Plaines River |
At or Near Feature: | Joliet 29 Generating Station |
Coordinates: | 41.494281 N 88.119729 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Use: | Conveyor |
Status: | Extant (last checked: 2012) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Bridgemeister ID: | 861 (added 2003-08-09) |
Name: | (footbridge) |
Location: | North Riverside, Illinois, USA |
Crossing: | Des Plaines River |
At or Near Feature: | Riverside Golf Club |
Coordinates: | 41.84336 N 87.82781 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Use: | Footbridge |
Status: | In use |
Main Cables: | Wire |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 45.7 meters (150 feet) estimated |
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