What is Des Plaines River Valley Bridge?
{{Infobox bridge | bridge_name = Des Plaines River Valley Bridge | image = Des Plaines River Valley Bridge.JPG | caption = Des Plaines River Valley Bridge during Roll the Tollway ceremonies on November 11, 2007. | official_name = | carries = 6 lanes of {{jct|state=IL|I|355}} | crosses = [[Des Plaines River]], [[Illinois and Michigan Canal]], [[Sanitary and Ship Canal]], several railroad lines, Bluff Road, New Avenue, and a forest preserve | locale = [[Lemont, Illinois|Lemont, IL]] | maint = [[Illinois State Toll Highway Authority]] | id = | design = Post-tensioned concrete girder | mainspan = | length = {{convert|1.3|mi|km|1}}<ref name=tollway /> | width = | height = | load = | clearance = | below = | traffic = | begin = | complete = | open = {{start date and age|2007|Nov|12|mf=yes}} | closed = | toll = | map_cue = | map_image = | map_text = | map_width = <!-- |coordinates = {{coord|41.6728|-88.0293|dim:2000_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} deprecated --> | lat = | long = }} The '''Des Plaines River Valley Bridge''' is a post-tensioned concrete girder bridge in the northeastern portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]]. It carries [[Interstate 355]] over the [[Des Plaines River]], the [[Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal]], the [[Illinois and Michigan Canal]], several railroad lines, Bluff Road, New Avenue and a forest preserve. This is officially named the '''Veterans Memorial Bridge'''. There are title plaques on the square pillars at the North and South entrances to the bridge. The bridge is {{convert|1.3|mi|km|1}} long.<ref name=tollway>{{cite web |url=http://www.illinoistollway.com/portal/page?_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&_pageid=133,1401899 |title=I-355 South Extension |author=Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |year=2007 |access-date=2007-10-26}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Bridges in Il