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Don Welge Memorial Bridge Replacement

Sector: Commercial • Location: Chester, Illinois and Missouri, United States

Source: RiverBender

Project
Completed

The project involved replacing the aging Chester Bridge, built in 1942, with a modern bridge to improve safety, mobility, and reliability for public, commercial, and agricultural traffic between Illinois and Missouri. The new bridge features two 12-foot lanes with shoulders and serves as a vital river crossing connecting Randolph County, Illinois and Perry County, Missouri via Illinois 150 and Mis

Status
Closed
Sector
Commercial, Raw Materials, Bridge
Location
Chester, Illinois and Missouri, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
RiverBender

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The project “Don Welge Memorial Bridge Replacement” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Chester, Illinois and Missouri, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from RiverBender.

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completed

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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The project involved replacing the aging Chester Bridge, built in 1942, with a modern bridge to improve safety, mobility, and reliability for public, commercial, and agricultural traffic between Illinois and Missouri. The new bridge features two 12-foot lanes with shoulders and serves as a vital river crossing connecting Randolph County, Illinois and Perry County, Missouri via Illinois 150 and Missouri 51.

Original sector

Transportation

Budget

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Illinois and Missouri

City

Chester

Source

Source

RiverBender

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Sector

Commercial, Raw Materials, Bridge

Article published date

2026-07-18

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