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RI - Colona Bridge (1883)

Henry County, Illinois, and Rock Island County, Illinois

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Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
Colona, Henry County, Illinois, and Rock Island County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1883, Replaced 1902 and some spans reused
Builder
- Alden & Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 1,280.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.48988, -90.37109   (decimal degrees)
41°29'24" N, 90°22'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/719459/4596477 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95068 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
9-panel truss (331)
Alden & Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (19)
Built 1883 (194)
Built during 1880s (2,420)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,210)
Colona, Illinois (9)
Henry County, Illinois (63)
Illinois (5,123)
Lost (32,309)
Lost 1902 (42)
Lost during 1900s (524)
 Owned by railroad (14,331)
Pin-connected (5,506)
Pratt through truss (6,454)
Pratt truss (10,914)
Railroad (17,179)
Replaced by new bridge (22,018)
Rock Island County, Illinois (87)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (123)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Through truss (19,315)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,063)
Truss (38,703)

Update Log 

  • November 14, 2021: Added by John Marvig

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