Burlington Rail Bridge
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| Burlington Rail Bridge | |
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| Carries | Double track rail line |
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| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | Burlington, Iowa and Illinois |
| Maintained by | BNSF Railway |
| Design | 6 truss spans and one swing-span |
| Opening date | 1893 |
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The Burlington Bridge carries a double tracked rail lines across the Mississippi River between Burlington, Iowa and Illinois. The bridge is currently owned by BNSF Railway as part of its Chicago to Denver mainline. It is somewhat controversial in that its swing-span only allows one barge to pass at a time and the US Coast Guard has declared it a navigational hazard. The bridge is planned to be replaced with a vertical lift bridge to double the width of the navigational channel once about $40 million is appropriated.[1] As of 2005, around half of the estimate has been approved. Amtrak's California Zephyr crosses this bridge. The original bridge at this location was constructed in 1868. It was reconstructed in 1893 in its current form.
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[edit] External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) Survey number HAER IA-20
- Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress) - Survey number HAER NE-2. 500+ data pages discuss Chief Engineer George S. Morrison and many of his bridges including this bridge.
- RiverWeb
 The Burlington Rail Bridge |
| Bridges of the Mississippi River | |||
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| Upstream Great River Bridge  |
Burlington Rail Bridge |
Downstream Fort Madison Toll Bridge   |
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