MP - Roots Swing Bridge

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Missouri Pacific Railroad

Location

Randolph County, Illinois

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built 1903; Destroyed by derailment 1970

Railroads

- Illinois Southern Railway
- Missouri Pacific Railroad ("MoPac" MP)
- Missouri-Illinois Railroad (MI)

Design

Parker through truss

Also called

M&I - Roots Swing Bridge
IS - Roots Swing Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.01589, -89.95750   (decimal degrees)
38°00'57" N, 89°57'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/240367/4211707 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Evansville

Land survey

T. 6 S., R. 8 W., Sec. 14

Inventory number

BH 80345 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 4, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added type from 1968 aerial imagery shadows; Added RR categories + derailment info
• February 4, 2018: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Luke

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