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Fort Madison Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at U.S. Highway 61, Fort Madison, Lee County, IA
Summary
Significance: This bridge is a major river span and had, at the time of its construction, the longest and heaviest electrified swing span on the Mississippi River. The bridge superstructure was built by American Bridge Company, one of the largest bridge companies in American history.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N234
Survey number: HAER IA-62
Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
American Bridge Company
Robinson, A F
Union Bridge & Construction Company
Location
Fort Madison, 40.62976, -91.31453
Source
Library of Congress
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