Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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South side

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North side

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View from Segar Park

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View from Courthouse Park

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View from a distance

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East approach north side

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West approach north side

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Tower from side

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East end

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East portal

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Heading west

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Horse Island Chute bridge

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West end

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West portal

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Heading east

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Behind east portal

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Under east approach

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Pipeline

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No Pedsitrian sign

No Pedestrian sign East end of the Chester bridgr.

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Chester Bridge pipeline curve

The pipeline that crosses the Mississippi River at Chester on the Chester Bridge curve is in the foreground east end of the Chester bridge.

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Park south side of road

Park at Chester south side of the road east end of the Chester Bridge.

Photo taken by David B. Haun

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Chester Bridge from Park

View of Chester bridge from the Park

Photo taken by Parents of David B. Haun in May 2008

Map

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Facts

Overview: Through and deck truss bridge over the Mississippi River on MO 51/IL 150 at Chester
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
Future prospects: Does not need to be replaced
History: Opened Aug. 23, 1942 as a toll bridge. Main span destroyed by severe thunderstorm July 29, 1944; reopened Aug. 24, 1946. Tolls removed Jan. 1, 1989.
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 669.8 ft.
Total length: 2,826.4 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.90246, -89.83698 (decimal degrees)
37°54'09" N, 89°50'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/250565/4198787 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Chester
Inventory number: BH 15626 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

May 30, 2008: New photos from David B. Haun
October 17, 2005: Posted additional photos

Sources

David B. Haun - dbhaun [at] gmail [dot] com

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Chester Bridge

Posted October 7, 2008, by Albert E. Bertram (bertrama [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Andy: You are right. It was used as the backdrop when the sheriff and his deputies were chasing the man suspected of killing the industrialist who was going to build a factory in Sparta, Mississippi.

Chester Bridge

Posted November 25, 2007, by Andy (jandyb1971 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

If I am correct this bridge was used in a scene of the movie "In the Heat of the Night," during which a prisoner is seen being being chased from "Mississippi" into "Arkansas".

The movie is set in the town of Sparta, Ms., which in the movie the town of Sparta, Il. was where the filming took place.