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IL92 Rock River Bridge

Rock Island County, Illinois, and Henry County, Illinois

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IL 92 Rock River Bridge

The Dispatch: February 24 1971

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BH Photo #442075

Map 

Description 

Built at a cost of $200,000

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Rock River
Location
Rock Island County, Illinois, and Henry County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
History
Built 1934; Replaced 1997
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Fabrication)
- Overland Bridge Co. (Contractor)
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 1,118.2 ft.
Deck width: 35.8 ft.
Also called
Joslin Bridge
Rock River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.55558, -90.18527   (decimal degrees)
41°33'20" N, 90°11'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/734735/4604261 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
IL 037-0119 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 84089 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,790)
Built 1934 (851)
Built during 1930s (12,359)
Henry County, Illinois (63)
IL 92 (3)
Illinois (5,123)
Lost (32,308)
Lost 1997 (434)
 Lost during 1990s (4,227)
Overland Bridge Co. (1)
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 

  • March 19, 2020: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • March 18, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • January 9, 2019: Updated by Luke: Merged 1996 NBI data; Noted replacement date.
  • January 9, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Luke
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IL92 Rock River Bridge
Posted March 18, 2020, by Luke

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/531552870/

IL92 Rock River Bridge
Posted January 9, 2019, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Luke!