Savanna–Sabula Bridge

42°06′16″N 90°09′38″W / 42.10444°N 90.16056°W / 42.10444; -90.16056Carried US 52 / IL 64 / Iowa 64CrossedMississippi RiverLocaleSavanna, Illinois, and Jackson County near Sabula, Iowa,
River Mile 537.8Maintained byIDOTID numberNBI 000000000029940CharacteristicsDesignSteel truss bridgeTotal length2,482 ft (757 m)Width20 ft (6.1 m), 2 lanesLongest span520 ft (160 m)Clearance above17.1 ft (5.2 m)Clearance below51 ft (16 m)HistoryOpenedDecember 31, 1932 (December 31, 1932)ClosedNovember 17, 2017 (November 17, 2017)DemolishedMarch 9, 2018Replaced byDale Gardner Veterans Memorial BridgeStatisticsDaily traffic2,170 (2015)^[1] MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPSNRHP reference No.99001033^[2]Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1999 Location

The Savanna–Sabula Bridge was a truss bridge and causeway crossing the Mississippi River that connected the city of Savanna, Illinois, with the island city of Sabula, Iowa. The bridge was put out of service on November 17, 2017, when its replacement, which lies a few dozen feet downstream, opened as the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge.^[3] The bridge carried U.S. Route 52 over the river. It was also the terminus of both Iowa Highway 64 and Illinois Route 64. The bridge carried an average of 2,170 vehicles daily as of 2015, with 6% of that being truck traffic.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[2]

The bridge was demolished on March 9, 2018.^[4]

Construction of an $80.6 million^[5] replacement for the 1932 Savanna–Sabula Bridge was finished and opened to traffic on November 17, 2017, while the old bridge was subsequently demolished.^[6] The Illinois House of Representatives unanimously named this new structure the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge in honor of Dale Gardner, a Savanna born NASA astronaut.^[7]

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

• Savanna–Sabula Bridge implosion on YouTube
• Weeks III, John A. "US-52 Savanna-Sabula Bridge, Savanna, IL".