This partially destroyed vertical lift bridge once carried the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway over the Mississippi River at Keithsburg

Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois to Oakville, Louisa County, Iowa

Owner: United States Government

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1909

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and Union Bridge & Contracting Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Design:
233' Pratt through truss vertical lift, 9-205' and 1-115' Pratt through truss and 100' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt through truss vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River

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