DME - Garfield Park Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Luke in November 2012

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BH Photo #242947

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Pony/through plate girder bridge over Duck Creek on Railroad

Location

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1899

Railroads

- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)

Design

Pony plate girder

Also called

IC&E - Duck Creek Bridge
DM&E - Duck Creek Bridge
IC&E - Garfield Park Bridge
MILW - Garfield Park Bridge
IMRL - Garfield Park Bridge
SOO - Garfield Park Bridge
IMRL - Duck Creek Bridge
SOO - Duck Creek Bridge
MILW - Duck Creek Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.55049, -90.55526   (decimal degrees)
41°33'02" N, 90°33'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/703893/4602756 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Davenport East

Inventory number

BH 53643 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• December 13, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added build date
• October 30, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• November 16, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added probable build date & photographs.
• September 25, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• Railroad Gazette, Volume 31 - Book

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