Historic Newport Bridge

USA / Minnesota / Newport / 66th Street E, 4465
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4465 66th Street
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
(651) 450-2587
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A former swing bridge, double level, with the road on the bottom and the railroad on the top. It was built by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad, and opened during 1895. Railroad useage of the bridge came to an end when the CRI&P went out of business during the spring of 1980. Automobile traffic continued until 1999, and it is now likely the bridge will be removed for the safety of river traffic.
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Railroad bridges were built at 56 locations to cross the Mississippi River,
and 36 of these crossings are still in use by freight railroads.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Island_Swing_Bridge
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Coordinates:   44°51'11"N   93°0'35"W
This article was last modified 5 years ago