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Carbon Cliff Viaduct

Rock Island County, Illinois

Photos 

Courtesy of the Moline Daily Dispatch

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Silvis Yard on Sinclair Boulevard
Location
Carbon Cliff, Rock Island County, Illinois
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1949; Burn & Rebuilt 1950; Closed 1981; Removed ?
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.50045, -90.38914   (decimal degrees)
41°30'02" N, 90°23'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/717917/4597604 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91823 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1949 (420)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
Carbon Cliff, Illinois (3)
Deck girder (6,305)
Girder (11,173)
Illinois (4,929)
 Lost (28,529)
Plate girder (8,728)
Recycled Turntable (22)
Relocated (1,035)
Rock Island County, Illinois (79)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2021: New photos from Luke

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