Alton Bridge
Alton Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 38°53′03″N 90°11′05″W / 38.8841°N 90.1846°W |
| Carries | Single-track rail line |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | West Alton, Missouri, and Alton, Illinois |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
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The Alton Bridge was a railroad bridge that carried the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy (later Burlington Northern) across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri, and Alton, Illinois. It was located 100 yards (91 m) upriver from, and parallel to, the Old Clark Bridge. The bridge was built between 1892 and 1894 and was removed shortly after the line was abandoned in 1988. With a total length of 2,060 feet (630 m), it consisted of eight through-truss segments—six Pratt trusses, one Pennsylvania truss, and one pivot-swinging truss.
See also
[edit]- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri
- List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
- Lock and Dam No. 26 (historical)
External links
[edit]- Bridgehunter
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-21, "Alton Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River between IL and MO, Alton, Madison County, IL", 44 photos, 3 photo caption pages
Categories:
- Railroad bridges in Illinois
- Railroad bridges in Missouri
- St. Charles, Missouri
- Alton, Illinois
- Historic American Engineering Record in Illinois
- Historic American Engineering Record in Missouri
- Interstate railroad bridges in the United States
- Pratt truss bridges in the United States
- Swing bridges in the United States
- Metal bridges in the United States
- Pennsylvania truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges in Madison County, Illinois
- Buildings and structures in St. Charles County, Missouri