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RI - Kickapoo Slough/Old Mill Creek Bridge (1893)

Rock Island County, Illinois

Photo 

Rock Island Structural Field Notes

BH Photo #550159

Map 

Description 

Information from Rock Island Structural Field Notes, located at the National Archives.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Quadrangular through truss bridge over Kickapoo Slough on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois
Status
Filled in
History
Built 1893; Replaced 1929
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
2-135'2" Quadrangular Through Truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 135.0 ft.
Total length: 270.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.45404, -90.57508   (decimal degrees)
41°27'15" N, 90°34'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/702540/4591999 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Built 1893 (261)
Built during 1890s (3,422)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,210)
Filled in (111)
Illinois (5,123)
Lattice through truss (796)
Lattice truss (833)
Lost (32,302)
Lost 1929 (111)
 Lost during 1920s (942)
Milan, Illinois (16)
Owned by railroad (14,330)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (192)
Railroad (17,179)
Rock Island County, Illinois (87)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Through truss (19,311)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,745)
Truss (38,697)

Update Log 

  • February 13, 2023: New photo from Luke
  • February 12, 2023: Updated by John Marvig: added build date

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