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Overview: Through pony truss bridge over River Drive on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Location: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Trestle originally built in 1871, Deck girders built in the 1900s; Pony truss added 1917; Newer pony truss span built 1984 during a road widening project
Builders: - John Hornby (Original Trestle Builder)
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois (Original Pony Truss Fabricator)
- Lunda Construction Co. of Black River Falls, Wisconsin (1984 Pony Truss Contractor)
Railroads: - Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Davenport & North Western Railway (D&NW)
- Davenport & St. Paul Railroad (D&StP)
- Davenport, Rock Island, & Northwestern Railroad (DRINW; DRI&NW)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
Design: 30 Spans Trestle
30' I-Beam
1 Span Pratt Pony Truss
30' I-Beam
32 Spans Trestle
1-70' Deck Plate Girder
3 Span Trestle
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 235.0 ft.
Total length: 1,398.0 ft.
Also called: East Village Trestle
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.52949, -90.54858 (decimal degrees)
41°31'46" N, 90°32'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/704517/4600439 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Davenport East
Inventory numbers: IA 3000 (Iowa bridge number)
IA 47041 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 49112 (Bridgehunter.com ID)