The Champ Clark Bridge is a steel
girder bridge
A girder bridge is a bridge that uses girders as the means of supporting its deck. The two most common types of modern steel girder bridges are plate and box.
The term "girder" is often used interchangeably with "beam" in reference to bridge de ...
over the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
connecting
Louisiana, Missouri
Louisiana is a city in Pike County, Missouri, Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,364 at the 2010 census. Louisiana is located in northeast Missouri, on the Mississippi River, south of Hannibal, Missouri, Hannibal.
Louisiana ...
with
Pike County,
Illinois
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.
It carries
U.S. Route 54
U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific and ...
northeast to
Pittsfield, Illinois
Pittsfield is a city in and the county seat of Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,576 at the 2010 census, an increase from 4,211 in 2000.
History
Pittsfield was initially settled by settlers from New England. These settl ...
, where U.S. 54 terminates. It opened on August 3, 2019, replacing an
older bridge of the same name.
History
The bridge is named after
James Beauchamp Clark
James Beauchamp Clark (March 7, 1850March 2, 1921) was an American politician and attorney who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 1911 to 1919.
Born in Kentucky, he establis ...
, a former
Speaker of the House
The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England.
Usage
The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
from
Bowling Green, Missouri
Bowling Green is a city in Pike County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,334 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.
History
Bowling Green was settled in 1819, and designated county seat in 1824. Settled chiefly b ...
. Clark served as Speaker from 1911 to 1919.
The original bridge had opened in 1928 and had, over the years, grown functionally obsolete and structurally deficient. Its replacement was the current bridge, completed in 2019.
Design and construction
The new bridge was designed by
HNTB
HNTB Corporation is an American infrastructure design firm. Founded in 1914 in Kansas City, Missouri, HNTB began with the partnership made by Ernest Emmanuel Howard with the firm Waddell & Harrington, founded in 1907.
Considered as one of the m ...
and constructed by Massman Construction Co., both of
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
. It was completed under a
design-build contract,
where both companies performed their work under a single contract with the owner.
References
See also
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List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
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Crossings Minnesot ...
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Mississippi River
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Champ Clark Bridge (1928)
The Champ Clark Bridge was a five-span truss bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana, Missouri with the state of Illinois via US 54. It opened in 1928. In 2019, the bridge was replaced by a new bridge of the same name.
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Louisiana Rail Bridge
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