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General Information

Completion: 1906
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Truss bridge
Swing bridge
Function / usage: Railroad (railway) bridge

Location

Location: , , ,
Crosses:
  • Mississippi River
Coordinates: 42° 3' 51" N    90° 9' 57" W
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Technical Information

There currently is no technical data available.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Sabula Rail Bridge is a swing bridge that carries a single rail line across the Mississippi River between the island town of Sabula, Iowa and Savanna, Illinois. Originally built for the Milwaukee Road, and subsequently owned by the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad, the bridge is operational and is currently owned by Canadian Pacific Railway.

2014 Barge Accident

On April 8, 2014 the Sabula Railway bridge was struck by the Marquette Transportation Barge Wisconsin. No one was injured. The Sabula Fire Department was called alongside the Sabula ambulance crew to search for a missing bargeman but he was later found on the barge unharmed. The protective wooden barrier was almost completely destroyed by the barge. The incident as of the day of the accident was investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Pacific Railway Police with assistance by the Sabula Fire Department who provided their rescue boat as transportation until additional boats arrived. As of 2015 the bridge has been completely repaired.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Sabula Rail Bridge" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

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Relevant Web Sites

  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20030646
  • Published on:
    28/08/2007
  • Last updated on:
    05/02/2016
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