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Quinsippi Island Bridge (1899)
Adams County
,
Illinois
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View from Riverview Park
Photo taken by James Baughn
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BH Photo #102020
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Overview
Plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay providing access to Quinsippi Island Park in Quincy
Location
Quincy
,
Adams County
,
Illinois
Status
Open
History
Built 1899 using 1867 Arches; Replaced on a new alignment 1961; Used by Narrow Gauge tourist trains until 1984, Coverted to road used after 1984; Repaired 2015-16
Railroad
-
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
(CBQ)
Design
Swing Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 650.0 ft.
Also called
CBQ - Quincy Bay Bridge (1899)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.94682
,
-91.41919
(decimal degrees)
39°56'49" N, 91°25'09" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/635045/4423051
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Quincy West
Inventory number
BH 14998
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(8,790)
Adams County, Illinois
(63)
Arch
(12,688)
Built 1899
(433)
Built during 1890s
(3,240)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
(572)
Deck arch
(11,923)
Deck girder
(6,349)
Girder
(11,246)
Have street view
(29,338)
Illinois
(4,947)
Movable
(3,139)
One-lane traffic
(7,941)
Open
(41,023)
Owned by city
(6,121)
Plate girder
(8,791)
Quincy, Illinois
(16)
Rail-to-road
(360)
Railroad
(16,559)
Span length 50-75 feet
(10,487)
Stone arch
(3,298)
Swing
(1,578)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(3,102)
Update Log
June 24, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
April 14, 2016: Updated by Luke: Closed due to a bad pier. City intends to repair
January 12, 2016: New Street View added by James Baughn
December 15, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added info
April 9, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
August 22, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad"
August 22, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
April 3, 2006: Posted new photos
Related Bridges
CBQ - Quincy Bay Bridge (1868)
(Predecessor)
BNSF - Quincy Bay Bridge
(Successor)
Sources
Douglas Butler
Luke
John Marvig
-
marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
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