File:DETAIL OF DRIVE GEARS, FROM SOUTHWEST - Fort Madison Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at U.S. Highway 61, Fort Madison, Lee County, IA HAER IOWA,56-FMAD.1-9.tif

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DETAIL OF DRIVE GEARS, FROM SOUTHWEST - Fort Madison Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at U.S. Highway 61, Fort Madison, Lee County, IA
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Union Bridge and Construction Company
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DETAIL OF DRIVE GEARS, FROM SOUTHWEST - Fort Madison Bridge, Spanning Mississippi River at U.S. Highway 61, Fort Madison, Lee County, IA
Depicted place Iowa; Lee County; Fort Madison
Date Documentation compiled after 1968
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER IOWA,56-FMAD.1-9
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • 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
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ia0438.photos.051444p
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Object location40° 37′ 46.99″ N, 91° 18′ 54″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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