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RI - Hennepin Canal Bridge

Rock Island County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2017

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BH Photo #401161

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Hennepin Canal on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois
Status
Replaced
History
Built ca. 1895; Removed sometime after 1970
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Interurban
- Rock Island Southern Railway (RIS)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.45508, -90.57551   (decimal degrees)
41°27'18" N, 90°34'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/702502/4592114 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milan
Inventory number
BH 59758 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,886)
Built 1895 (254)
Built during 1890s (2,746)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,007)
Hennepin Canal (31)
Illinois (4,470)
Interurban (858)
King Bridge Co. (326)
Lost (22,269)
Milan, Illinois (11)
Movable (2,846)
 Navigable waterway (2,091)
Pratt through truss (5,008)
Pratt truss (8,743)
Railroad (14,369)
Replaced by new bridge (14,857)
Rock Island County, Illinois (65)
Rock Island Southern Railway (8)
Swing (1,359)
Through truss (14,046)
Truss (31,236)

Update Log 

  • August 29, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • August 29, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 13, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • February 17, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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