Railroad Bridges in Hancock County , Iowa


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Fort Madison Railroad Bridge

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Fort Madison Railroad Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #231A)

This massive Baltimore through truss swing bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway mainline and a roadway over the Mississippi River at Fort Madison

Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa to Niota, Hancock County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
532' Baltimore through truss swing span, 4-270' Baltimore through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Double deck Baltimore through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

High

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