Chester Bridge

The Chester Bridge is a truss bridge connecting Missouri's Route 51 with Illinois Route 150 across the Mississippi River between Perryville, Missouri and Chester, Illinois. The Chester Bridge can be seen in the beginning of the 1967 film "in the Heat of the Night".

In the 1940's the main span was destroyed by a tornado. The current span was built to replace it on the original piers.

See also

• List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

External links

• Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Chester Bridge | Randolph County, Illinois and Perry County, Missouri