Keithsburg Rail Bridge
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keithsburg-rail-bridge-240-3719016
title:
Keithsburg Rail Bridge
text:
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. After the line was abandoned, the vertical lift was locked in the up position for several years until the lift portion wa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Bridge in Iowa and Keithsburg, Illinois
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keithsburg_Rail_Bridge
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date modified:
2024-01-22T18:14:21Z
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