Moline Bridge (1882)

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Courtesy of the Moline Review-Dispatch

BH Photo #544290

Bridge was originally not built to contract and a local builder finished the work.

Overview: Lost Truss bridge over Rock River on 27th Street
Location: Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1882. Replaced 1904
Builders: - Bullen Bridge Co. of Pueblo, Colorado (Leavenworth Plant as J.A. Bullen & Co.) [also known as Pueblo Bridge Co.]
- George Downs of Rock Island, Illinois
- J.A. Bullen & Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas
Design: Truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.46092, -90.49930 (decimal degrees)
41°27'39" N, 90°29'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/708849/4592944 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 101151 (Bridgehunter.com ID)