Beardstown Bridge
Beardstown Bridge carries the M5 motorway over the Illinois Waterway (Illinois River) near to Wakefield.
Early plans of what would become the Illinois Waterway (Illinois River) were drawn up by George Jones in 1888 but problems with Reading Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1782. The canal joined the sea near Cheltenham. In his autobiography Thomas Edwards writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Peoria Lock | 72.39 miles | |
| John T. McNaughton Bridge | 67.31 miles | |
| Union Pacific Railroad Bridge | 65.27 miles | |
| Scott W. Lucas Bridge | 32.80 miles | |
| BNSF Railway Bridge | 1.03 miles | |
| Beardstown Bridge | ||
| La Grange Lock | 9.49 miles | |
| Meredosia Bridge | 16.71 miles | |
| Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge (Valley City) | 26.22 miles | |
| Valley City Eagle Bridges | 27.31 miles | |
| Florence Bridge | 31.57 miles | |
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The Beardstown Bridge is a two-lane bridge that carries U.S. Route 67 (US 67) and Illinois Route 100 (IL 100) across the Illinois River between Schuyler County, Illinois and the city of Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois. The bridge was built in 1955 and rehabilitated in 1985. It is the northernmost and furthest upstream of the three Illinois River crossings used by IL 100, with the other two being at Florence and Hardin.
The bridge is appraised as structurally deficient, with a sufficiency rating of 40.2 out of 100 during its 2000 and 2010 inspections. The IDOT estimates that it would cost $173 million to construct a replacement bridge and approach roads. A new bridge is part of the plans for a U.S. 67 Corridor project.