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CBQ - Quincy Railroad Bridge (Oldest)

Adams County, Illinois, and Marion County, Missouri

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #360602

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Mississippi River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Location
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, and Marion County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1866; Replaced 1898
Builder
- Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan
Railroad
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 362.0 ft.
Total length: 3,189.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.94105, -91.42952   (decimal degrees)
39°56'28" N, 91°25'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/634173/4422395 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Quincy West
Inventory number
BH 70509 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,660)
Adams County, Illinois (63)
Built 1866 (47)
Built during 1860s (527)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (538)
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works (50)
Illinois (4,752)
Lost (25,237)
Lost 1899 (23)
Lost during 1890s (158)
Marion County, Missouri (63)
Mississippi River (222)
Missouri (6,316)
Movable (3,001)
 Navigable waterway (2,155)
Owned by railroad (12,591)
Phoenix columns (73)
Pin-connected (3,942)
Quincy, Illinois (16)
Railroad (15,663)
Replaced by new bridge (16,985)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
State line crossing (858)
Swing (1,473)
Through truss (15,271)
Total length over 2500 feet (919)
Truss (33,118)
Whipple truss (390)

Update Log 

  • August 17, 2016: New photos from Luke

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