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Quinsippi Island Bridge

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View from Riverview Park

Photo taken by James Baughn

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Facts 

Overview
Plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay providing access to Quinsippi Island Park in Quincy
Location
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Possibly built 1868 by the CB&Q Railroad; later retrofitted for vehicle traffic
Design
Swing Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.94682, -91.41919   (decimal degrees)
39°56'49" N, 91°25'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/635045/4423051 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Quincy West
Inventory number
BH 14998 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Adams County, Illinois (38)
Deck girder (1,832)
Girder (3,288)
Illinois (2,501)
Movable (1,360)
One-lane traffic (7,119)
Open (28,454)
Plate girder (2,285)
Quincy, Illinois (8)
Rail-to-road (92)
Swing (537)

Update Log 

  • April 3, 2006: Posted new photos