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C&A - Louisiana Bridge

Pike County, Missouri, and Pike County, Illinois

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago & Alton Railroad
Location
Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri, and Pike County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1873; 2nd pier collapsed destroying two spand November 6th, 1876; Replaced 1897
Builders
- Kellogg Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York (Drawspan and long spans)
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Short Warrens)
Railroad
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
Design
162' Whipple through truss
444' Whipple through truss drawpsan
255' Whipple through truss
226.5' Whipple through truss
6 161' Warren through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 444.0 ft.
Total length: 2,053.5 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.44635, -91.03255   (decimal degrees)
39°26'47" N, 91°01'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/669296/4368158 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Louisiana
Inventory number
BH 73228 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,567)
Built 1873 (98)
Built during 1870s (1,110)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (90)
Illinois (4,647)
Kellogg Bridge Co. (4)
Keystone Bridge Co. (65)
Lost (24,747)
Lost 1897 (15)
Lost during 1890s (155)
Louisiana, Missouri (9)
Mississippi River (221)
Missouri (6,306)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
 Pike County, Illinois (104)
Pike County, Missouri (89)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Replaced by new bridge (16,589)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
State line crossing (847)
Through truss (15,074)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
Truss (32,798)
Warren through truss (1,616)
Warren truss (6,566)
Whipple truss (387)
Wrought Iron (394)

Update Log 

  • August 17, 2016: Added by Luke

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