CHESTER, Ill. -- Construction on the new bridge spanning across the Mississippi River from Chester and into Perry County, Missouri, is officially underway. The Illinois Department of ...

The truss bridge that crosses the Mississippi River from rural Perry County to Chester, Illinois, collapsed in 1944. It was and is the only bridge across the Mississippi River between St. Louis ...

CHESTER, IL (WSIL) -- The Missouri Department of Transportation has selected a new team to replace the Chester Bridge spanning over the Mississippi River from Perry County, Missouri, to Randolph ...

World War II-era Chester Bridge, a continuing truss span connecting Perryville, Missouri, and Chester, Illinois, over the Mississippi River, is due to be replaced no later than 2026. According to ...

She's talking about the Chester Bridge, which connects Chester, Illinois, to Perryville. It carries more than 7,000 drivers each day across the Mississippi River on Route 51.

CHESTER, IL (KFVS) - State road crews are closely watching the Mississippi River levels near the Chester, Illinois bridge. The river is forecast to reach 44.5 feet next week.

Located southwest of Chester, Ill., and northeast of Perryville, Mo., the Chester Bridge is the only connection for drivers across the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Mo. to the north, and ...

CHESTER, Ill. (KFVS) - The multi-million dollar Chester Bridge project connecting Illinois and Missouri continues. Drivers may have faced a slowdown on Monday, March 24 due to crews working on an ...

IDOT and MoDOT have closed the bridge over the Mississippi River between Chester, Illinois and Perryville, MO because of rising water levels. Drivers have been told to find alternate routes to get ...

It spans across the Mississippi River, connecting the cities of Perryville, Missouri, and Chester, Illinois, via Route 51. According to MoDOT, around 7,000 vehicles use the bridge daily.

PERRY COUNTY, Mo. — Emergency repairs to the Mississippi River bridge at Chester, Illinois, are expected to be completed late Wednesday, allowing heavier 40-ton loads on the span by 7 a.m. Thursday.

The bridge over the Mississippi River at Chester was closed on Sunday, June 2, The Missouri Department of Transportation said the bridge was expected to open on Saturday, June 22.