Carries 8 lanes of I-294 ID number 000016095903931 Opened 1958 Clearance below 12 m Bridge type Girder bridge | Locale Willow Springs, IL Design Steel girder Total length 1,404 m Location Willow Springs Body of water Des Plaines River | |
Crosses Des Plaines River, Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal, numerous railroads, UPS intermodal facility Maintained by Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Similar Des Plaines River, Des Plaines River Vall, Girder bridge | ||
The Mile-Long Bridge is the colloquial name for a 4,608-foot (1,404.5 m) long bridge in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. The bridge carries Interstate 294 over the Des Plaines River, the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal, numerous railroad lines, and the United Parcel Service intermodal facility. A series of 51 piers carries I-294 over the broad Des Plaines River valley.
In spite of its name, the bridge falls 672 feet (205 m) short of one full mile in length.
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