Keokuk Rail Bridge
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| Keokuk Bridge | |
 Upstream of the Keokuk Rail Bridge, 1982 |
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| Carries | Double deck single track railway and highway bridge |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Keokuk, Iowa and Hamilton, Illinois |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Opening date | 1916 |
| Coordinates | |
The Keokuk Bridge, also known as the Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge, carries a double deck single track railway and highway bridge across the Mississippi River between Keokuk, Iowa and Hamilton, Illinois. Designed by Ralph Modjeski and constructed 1915–1916 on the piers of its predecessor that was constructed in 1869–1871. It is located just downstream of Mississippi Lock and Dam number 19 and is documented in the Library of Congress Historic American Engineering Record as survey number IA-3.
Following the completion of the Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge, the upper deck of this bridge, on the Keokuk side, was converted to an observation deck to view the nearby lock and dam and is no longer used for road traffic, but is still used for rail traffic. The bridge was originally owned by the Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge company, but following financial problems in the 1940s, the bridge was given to the City of Keokuk in late 1948.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) - Survey number HAER IA-3
- Keokuk Area Convention and Tourism Bureau - Observation deck
- Construction dates and brief history
| Bridges of the Mississippi River | |||
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| Upstream Fort Madison Toll Bridge   |
Keokuk Rail Bridge |
Downstream Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge  |
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