This concrete slab bridge crosses Cedar Street in Quincy

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Cedar Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River at Quincy

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
5-105', 2-95' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay

Significance:

This large truss bridge carries the BNSF mainline across the Mississippi River at Quincy

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois to West Quincy, Marion County, Missouri

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
336' polygonal Warren through truss, 7-228' Warren deck trusses, 2-90' and 4-84' deck plate girders

Description:
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This historic deck girder swing bridge was reused as part of a road to Quinsippi Island

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: City of Quincy

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1886

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

at

CB&Q Aurora Shops; Aurora, Illinois

Design:
195' deck plate girder swing span, 4-85' deck plate girders and 2-30' stone arches

Description:
Deck plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay

Significance: