Hamilton once had a pair of Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway lines located within the city, now owned by Keokuk Junction Railway.

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Keokuk Railroad Bridge

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Keokuk Railroad Bridge

This massive double deck through truss swing bridge carries the Keokuk Junction Railway and former US Route 136 over the Mississippi River

Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa to Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois

Owner: City of Keokuk

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Strobel Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Company

Design:
380' Pratt through truss swing span, Parker through truss, Pratt through truss and Warren deck truss

Description:
Double deck through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High

KJRY Hamilton Slough Bridge

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KJRY Hamilton Slough Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #118)

This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries the Keokuk Junction Railway over Hamilton Slough in Hamilton

Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois

Owner: Keokuk Junction Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania

for

Wabash Railroad and Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
155' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Hamilton Slough

Significance:

Regional