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US65 Rock Island bridge
Description
"The bridge itself is a reinforced concrete structure spanning the 2-lane highway. The bold white letters spelling out "ROCK ISLAND" can still be seen clearly on each side of the overpass as you drive underneath."
Description from:
http://members.tripod.com/mo_central_rail/stations.html
People referred to it as "Rock Island" bridge, not by the RI symbol.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Bridge over US 65 on Former Rock Island MO Division
- Location
- Benton County, Missouri
- Status
- Removed but not replaced
- History
- Removed to widen US 65
- Railroad
- - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Design
- Described by historian as "reinforced concrete".
- Also called
- RI US65 Overpass
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.49638, -93.27398 (decimal degrees)
38°29'47" N, 93°16'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/476108/4260927 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Lincoln
- Inventory number
- BH 58827 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 17, 2013: Added by Clark Vance
Sources
- Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com