How much did Chester Bridge cost to build?
The Chester Bridge is the 1942 continuous-truss toll bridge that carried Illinois Route 150 and Missouri Route 51 over the Mississippi River between Chester, Illinois and Perryville County, Missouri. Construction started in 1941 and was completed in 1942, a 1944 storm destroyed the main truss, which was rebuilt and reopened in 1946, and it was replaced by the Don Welge Memorial Bridge. The Illinois historical marker in Chester states the original construction cost as 1,385,000 dollars.
Final project cost
$1.385 million
Cost basis: 1942
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Final project cost1942
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthMissouri Department of Transportation
- 861 m
Project record