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The original span of the McClugage Bridge was designed as a steel cantilever bridge in 1939 [4] to replace the Upper Free Bridge across a narrow stretch of Upper Peoria Lake just to the north. Due to World War II, the bridge was not completed until 1948. [3] In 1964, the bridge was repaired after over a decade of service. [5]
Pages in category "Bridge disasters caused by fire" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Great Chatsworth train wreck was a major rail accident that occurred late on the night of August 10, 1887, 3 miles (5 km) east of Chatsworth, Illinois, in the United States. A Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train bound for Niagara Falls crossed over a trestle, weakened earlier in the day by a fire, causing it to collapse. In ...
Stone double arch bridge Chain of Rocks Bridge: 1929, 1936 2006-12-01 Madison: Madison: Warren Truss Chicago & North Western Railway Stone Arch Bridge: 1882 1993-08-19 Roscoe: Winnebago: Stone arch bridge Duncan Mills Bridge
The Bridge Fire started on Sunday afternoon, according to InciWeb. On Tuesday, the fire began to show "extreme fire behavior" and grew by over 13,000 acres, spreading north and northeast towards ...
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The Keithsburg Bridge was a vertical lift bridge that carried a single railroad track across the Mississippi River between Louisa County, Iowa and Keithsburg, Illinois.. The bridge was constructed for the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway in 1909 and traffic across the bridge was discontinued in 1971 by then owner Chicago and North Western, who had purchased the M&StL in 1960.