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RI - Hennepin Canal Swing Bridge

Rock Island County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2017

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BH Photo #401161

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois
Status
Replaced
History
Built 1894; Removed 1970
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Interurban
- Peoria & Rock Island Railway (P&RI)
- Rock Island & Peoria Railroad (RI&P)
- Rock Island Southern Railway (RIS)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.45508, -90.57551   (decimal degrees)
41°27'18" N, 90°34'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/702502/4592114 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milan
Inventory number
BH 59758 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Built 1894 (271)
Built during 1890s (3,422)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,210)
Hennepin Canal (31)
Illinois (5,123)
Interurban (1,086)
King Bridge Co. (480)
Lost (32,302)
Milan, Illinois (16)
Movable (3,195)
Navigable waterway (2,256)
 Peoria & Rock Island Railway (5)
Pin-connected (5,505)
Pratt through truss (6,454)
Pratt truss (10,914)
Railroad (17,179)
Replaced by new bridge (22,014)
Rock Island & Peoria Railroad (4)
Rock Island County, Illinois (87)
Rock Island Southern Railway (9)
Swing (1,624)
Through truss (19,311)
Truss (38,697)

Update Log 

  • January 4, 2022: New photo from Luke
  • May 17, 2021: New photo from Luke
  • August 29, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • August 29, 2017: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 13, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • February 17, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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