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General Information

Other name(s): Rock Island Bridge
Completion: 1916
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Cantilever truss bridge
Function / usage: Railroad (railway) bridge
Material: Steel bridge

Location

Location: , , ,
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Crosses:
  • Mississippi River
Next to: Frisco Bridge (1892)
Coordinates: 35° 7' 43" N    90° 4' 31" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 241 m
total length 1 516 m

Materials

truss steel

Chronology

5 September 1917

First cars use the bridge for which cantilevering roadways are built on the sides of the actual railroad bridge.

Participants

Design
Contractor

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20004663
  • Published on:
    25/08/2002
  • Last updated on:
    05/02/2016
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