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Bridge replacements on North First and Lucinda incoming

By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter | February 20, 2023

DeKALB – The bridges crossing the Kishwaukee River at North First Street and Lucinda Avenue will be closed for reconstruction beginning March 1 to mid-August. The two bridges will be completely restructured as single span bridges, per state guidelines,...

2,300 Illinois bridges ‘structurally deficient’

By Thomas Verschelde | April 4, 2011

DeKALB | A recent study deemed 2,300 bridges in Illinois "structurally deficient." According to nationalbridges.com, 14 bridges within a 50 mile radius of DeKalb are deemed "structurally deficient" or "functionally obsolete." The Bethany Road bridge in...