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Smoke could be seen coming from the area when the McClugage Bridge, which connects Peoria and East Peoria, was completely closed. Crane at McClugage Bridge catches fire, collapses into East Peoria ...
The boat and bridge caught on fire, and the steamboat owner sued for damages, claiming the bridge was a hazard to navigation. It was defended in court by an Illinois lawyer: Abraham Lincoln. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Lincoln won the case for the railroad, arguing that a person has a much right to build a bridge to cross a river as another person has to ...
This Illinois River swing bridge at DePue has an interesting history. The bridge was hit by a barge in the 1960s, caught fire and the bridge tender killed. This swing bridge was removed in the early 1980s, and much of the track from Illinois River to Ladd was removed. Illinois Railway acquired old-NYC
Crossing Carries Location Coordinates Brussels Ferry [1]: Point Pct., Calhoun Co. and Quarry Twp., Jersey Co. west of Grafton Hardin Bridge: IL 16 / IL 100: Hardin: Kampsville Ferry [1]
The McClugage Bridge carries U.S. Route 150 over Upper Peoria Lake and Peoria Lake in the Illinois River in the US state of Illinois. Originally opened in 1948, the crossing has had two physical structures since 1982, one carrying westbound traffic and one carrying eastbound traffic.
The Dixon Bridge Disaster, also known as the Truesdell Bridge Disaster, occurred on Sunday, May 4, 1873, when the bridge across the Rock River at Dixon, Illinois, collapsed while spectators were observing a baptism ceremony in the river below. The collapse killed 46 people and injured at least 56 others.
The Clinton Railroad Bridge, also called the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Bridge or more simply the Clinton Bridge, [1] is a bridge that carries double tracked rail lines across the Mississippi River between Clinton, Iowa, and Fulton , Illinois. The bridge is a truss bridge with a swing span crossing the main river channel and is adjacent ...
Pages in category "Bridges over the Illinois River" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Veterans Memorial Bridge (Ottawa, Illinois)