Frank E. Bauer Bridge

Frank E. Bauer Bridge
Coordinates 42°20′18.3″N 89°3′58.1″W / 42.338417°N 89.066139°W / 42.338417; -89.066139
Carries Four lanes of the Bauer Parkway
Crosses Rock River
Locale Rockford, IL, Machesney Park, IL
Maintained by Winnebago County, IL
ID number 000101308829564[1]
Characteristics
Design Post-tensioned concrete girder bridge
Total length 302.4 metres (0.2 mi)[1]
Width 17.1 metres (56.1 ft)[1]
Clearance below 5.4 metres (17.7 ft)[1]
History
Opened 1993[2]
Statistics
Daily traffic 4400[1]
Toll none
formerly US$0.50 each way

The Frank E. Bauer Bridge is a 0.19 mile (0.31 km) former toll bridge that traverses the Rock River in Machesney Park, Illinois.[3] It was one of four toll bridges in the state of Illinois. The bridge consists of four lanes, a median and shoulders, as well as a sidewalk which was not tolled. It connects Illinois Route 2 north of Rockford, Illinois with commercial areas of Machesney Park and Illinois Route 251 via the Bauer Parkway and Harlem Road (Winnebago County Highway 25).[1]

The bridge opened in 1993.[2] As of 2006, the toll for all vehicles was 50 cents per vehicle, payable only in coins or tokens. I-Pass, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's electronic toll collection system, was not accepted due to the large upfront costs of installing I-PASS at the bridge. The Bauer Bridge was tolled to pay for bonds issued for its construction, scheduled to be repaid by 2013.[4] Toll collection ceased on April 1, 2013.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Svirsky, Alexander R. "National Bridge Inventory". Retrieved 2007-10-30.
  2. 1 2 O'Halloran, Rebecca (2007-05-09). "West Dundee, others back Bolz toll bridge plan". Courier News. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
  3. ↑ Federal Highway Administration (2005-12-19). "Non-Interstate System Toll Bridges and Tunnels (...as of January 1, 2005)". Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  4. ↑ Winnebago County (2006). "Highway Questions & Answers". Retrieved 2006-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Bauer bridge in Machesney Park closes for toll demolition". Gatehouse Media, Inc. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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