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13th Avenue Bridge

Rock Island County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken on May 4, 1912.

This bridge once carried vehicular and street car traffic over a ravine in Rock Island, IL. Photo taken on May 4, 1912.

Courtesy of the Augustana College Special Collections; Used under Fair Use

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BH Photo #522505

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Post Deck truss bridge over gully on 13th Avenue
Location
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois
Status
Filled in
History
Built 1895; Ravine filled in 1912
Builder
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Streetcar
- Tri-City Railway & Light Co. (TCR&L)
Design
Post Deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.49861, -90.56143   (decimal degrees)
41°29'55" N, 90°33'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/703541/4596981 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milan
Inventory number
BH 52416 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,802)
Built 1895 (299)
Built during 1890s (3,423)
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (32)
Deck truss (2,082)
Filled in (111)
Illinois (5,123)
Lost (32,322)
Lost 1912 (55)
Lost during 1910s (849)
 Other deck truss (29)
Pin-connected (5,511)
Post Deck Truss (9)
Rail-and-Road (403)
Railroad (17,179)
Rock Island County, Illinois (87)
Rock Island, Illinois (22)
Streetcar (292)
Tri-City Railway & Light Co. (10)
Truss (38,720)

Update Log 

  • March 2, 2022: Updated by Luke: Added image and builder
  • April 16, 2017: New photo from David Sebben
  • May 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Post Deck Truss"
  • May 9, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • David Sebben
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Comments 

13th Avenue Bridge
Posted May 10, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I would call this a "Post Deck Truss" which would be an extremely rare find.