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Historic Bridges: Mississippi River and Railroad

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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Total Bridges Found: 4

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Champ Clark Bridge
HSR

US-54 (Mansion Street) Over Mississippi River and Railroad in Louisiana: Pike County, Missouri and Pike County, Illinois, United States

Metal 18 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 2,279 ft. Main Span: 419 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1928 By: Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Company of Leavenworth, Kansas and Harrington, Howard, and Ash of Kansas City, Missouri

The beautiful design of this bridge with its large Pennsylvania truss spans was not enough to save it from the scrapyard.

Gateway Bridge
South Bridge
HSR

US-30 (8th Avenue and Clinton Road) Over Mississippi River and Railroad in Clinton and Fulton: Clinton County, Iowa and Whiteside County, Illinois, United States

Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 4,165 ft. Main Span: 644 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1956 By: Allied Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois and Clinton Bridge and Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa and Modjeski and Masters

This graceful mid-20th Century suspension bridge is noted for only having a single suspended span.

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Red Wing Bridge
Eisenhower Bridge
HSR

US-63 Over Mississippi River and Railroad in Red Wing and Pucketville: Goodhue County, Minnesota and Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States

Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Pin and Hanger Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 1,631 ft. Main Span: 432 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1958 By: Industrial Construction Company and Alfred Benesch and Associates of Chicago, Illinois

Increasingly a rare type, this cantilever truss is a later example and retains good historic integrity.

Robert Street Bridge
HSR

Robert Street (MN-3) Over Mississippi River and Railroad in St. Paul: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

Concrete Rainbow Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 1,429 ft. Main Span: 264 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1926 By: Fegles Construction Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Toltz, King and Day of St. Paul, Minnesota and John F. Greene

This signature bridge of St. Paul is a large concrete arch bridge with a massive rainbow arch main span with solid steel reinforcement.

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