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Fire on former Rock Island Mississippi R. Bridge

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Fire on former Rock Island Mississippi R. Bridge
Posted by samfp1943 on Friday, November 5, 2010 8:01 PM

While surfing some resources for news this evening, I came on the above mentioned item:

http://wcco.com/slideshows/rock.island.swing.20.1996725.html

" Fire on Historic Rock Island Swing Bridge"

Curiosity about it caused me to revisit one of may favorite old Threads and a resource from this FORUM;

Nanaimo73's  Magnum Opus about the Mississippi River Bridges @

http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/42151.aspx?PageIndex=1

and I think I have located it:

"Newport, MN 
Bridge #27 is just south of St. Paul at Newport. This was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific bridge built in 1895. It has not been used for rail service since the Rock Island shut down in March of 1980.
Terraserver      WikiMapia      Googlemap     Wikipedia
Johnweeks.Newport
 
Passenger- The last passenger service across the bridge was the Plainsman in 1969.
Traffic-
abandoned
Bridge type- swing span"

If this is not correct, hopefully someone will set me straight on the bridge.  Thanks!

 

 

 


 

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