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CBQ - First Burlington Bridge

Des Moines County, Iowa, and Henderson County, Illinois

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Location
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, and Henderson County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1868; Replaced 1893
Builder
- Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan
Railroad
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Whipple through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.79747, -91.09473   (decimal degrees)
40°47'51" N, 91°05'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/660730/4518021 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Burlington
Inventory number
BH 66214 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,563)
Built 1868 (101)
Built during 1860s (515)
Burlington, Iowa (12)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (533)
Des Moines County, Iowa (73)
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works (50)
Henderson County, Illinois (24)
Illinois (4,647)
Iowa (6,497)
Lost (24,724)
Lost 1893 (12)
 Lost during 1890s (155)
Mississippi River (219)
Movable (2,969)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Railroad (15,411)
Relocated (890)
Replaced by new bridge (16,572)
State line crossing (847)
Swing (1,453)
Through truss (15,058)
Truss (32,778)
Whipple truss (387)

Update Log 

  • February 22, 2015: Added by Luke

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