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Meredosia Wabash Rail Bridge

Photo taken by Jeremy Ruble

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Description

The piers for the Meredosia bridge were built in 1863. The swing span was fabricated in 1879, with the approach spans being older than that (unknown date). Until the 1930's, the swing span was hand-powered; it could open for river traffic in six minutes, if the wind was right. The bridge was removed around 1959, when the new lift bridge down at Valley City was put into operation.

Facts

Overview: Lost Bridge over Illinois River on Great Northern and Wabash Railroad
Location: Meredosia, Pike County, Illinois, and Morgan County, Illinois
Status: Removed
History: Removed in 1959 with the completion of the New Lift Bridge at Valley City.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.82624, -90.56429 (decimal degrees)
39°49'34" N, 90°33'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/708448/4411310 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 443 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Meredosia
Inventory number: BH 50303 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

November 22, 2011: Updated by Curtis Lee: Added location; elevation
November 22, 2011: Added by Jeremy Ruble

Related Bridges

Meredosia Railroad Bridge (Same project)

Sources

Jeremy Ruble - saukee0 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com