1955: (
Archived Bridge Hunter;
Bridge Hunter;
Historic Bridges;
John A Weeks III;
Satellite)
1898 Toll Bridge
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Lisa Ruble posted
Beardstown Bridge and Illinois River May 1943 Cass County |
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Sandy Lawber Ragan commented on Lisa's post
May 1943 |
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Lisa Ruble answered Rory's question
The old bridge was where the Beardstown River Look is now. The bridge was built for wagons and was never meant to be used for vehicles. Looked scary! |
Because of the flood wall, they are now prepared for the river to get a lot higher.
1955 Bridge
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John Weeks
"Beardstown was one of the earlier cities to be settled in Illinois. It was bigger than Chicago for several decades. The city was nicknamed Porkopolis due to the large pig yards and slaughterhouse operations. That trade shifted to Chicago when the railroad arrived in 1859. Beardstown was also a major hub of riverboat traffic, but that also diminished when passenger service was offered by the railroads." |
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John Weeks
"The Beardstown Bridge is one massive bridge, something that would only be expected on the lower Mississippi or other similarly large river. The main bridge is a through truss span about 1,365 feet long, with a 540 foot main span for navigation traffic. It rises nearly 70 feet above the water to the low steel line. To the north, there is a second through truss bridge about 710 feet long. A 1,000 foot long trestle crosses a backwater slough to the north, and a 500 foot steel deck truss bridge spans a creek on the south end. The overall river crossing is 2/3 of a mile." |
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HistoricBridges
"This bridge consists of a two span continuous truss and a three span continuous truss, making it a unique pair of truss styles." |
Because of trees and the flood wall, this is the best street view that I could find.
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| Sep 11, 1955 photo by Jacksonville Daily Journal via BridgeHunter_1955 |
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| Photo by Steve Conro via BridgeHunter_1955 |
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