Shot Tower Bridge

Photos

Overview Looking Northwest

The historic Shot Tower is visible just beyond the bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in March 2011

BH Photo #195523

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Star Brewery Drive on Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad, now the Canadian National Railway
Location: Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1921 by the Illinois Central Railroad
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Span length: 12.1 ft.
Total length: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.5 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.49964, -90.65338 (decimal degrees)
42°29'59" N, 90°39'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/692818/4707921 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Dubuque South
Inventory numbers: IA 146705 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 48453 (Bridgehunter.com ID)