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Government Bridge

Scott County, Iowa, and Rock Island County, Illinois

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Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Railroad and Road
Location
Rock Island, Scott County, Iowa, and Rock Island County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1872, Replaced 1895
Builders
- Baltimore Bridge Co. of Baltimore, Maryland
- Charles Shaler Smith of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Chief Engineer)
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,950.5 ft.
Also called
Third Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.51841, -90.56640   (decimal degrees)
41°31'06" N, 90°33'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/703065/4599167 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Davenport East
Inventory number
BH 55673 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,181)
Baltimore Bridge Co. (7)
Built 1872 (87)
Built during 1870s (897)
Charles Shaler Smith (7)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (882)
Davenport, Iowa (52)
Double decker (55)
Illinois (3,845)
Iowa (5,781)
Lost (18,649)
Lost 1895 (10)
Lost during 1890s (95)
Mississippi River (199)
 Pratt through truss (4,596)
Pratt truss (8,016)
Rail-and-Road (312)
Replaced by new bridge (12,349)
Rock Island County, Illinois (64)
Rock Island, Illinois (22)
Scott County, Iowa (100)
State line crossing (730)
Through truss (12,893)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,657)
Truss (29,433)
Vertical endposts (56)
Wrought Iron (367)

Update Log 

  • September 23, 2017: New photo from Dave King
  • March 1, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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