CMSP&P Pontoon Bridge

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The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad crossed the Mississippi River here on a pair of floating pontoon bridges, one on either side of the island in the middle of the river. This river crossing opened in 1874 and remained in service until abandoned on October 31,1961. The "Milwaukee Road" became the first railroad to link Chicago with the Twin Cities in the fall of 1867 by using this bridge and heading west across Iowa before turning north into Minnesota. Passenger train service operating over these bridges lasted until January 1960.
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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.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Road
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Coordinates:   43°2'45"N   91°10'0"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago