Sabula Rail Bridge
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Sabula Rail Bridge | |
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![]() Rail Bridge and Sabula, Iowa | |
Coordinates | 42°03′51″N 90°09′58″W / 42.06417°N 90.16611°W |
Carries | Single railroad track |
Crosses | Mississippi River |
Locale | Sabula, Iowa and Savanna, Illinois |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel truss bridge with swing span |
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The Sabula Rail Bridge is a swing bridge that carries a single rail line across the Mississippi River between the island town of Sabula, Iowa and Savanna, Illinois. Originally built for the Milwaukee Road, and subsequently owned by the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad, the bridge is operational and is currently owned by Canadian Pacific Railway.
2014 Barge Accident
[edit]On April 8, 2014, the Sabula Railway bridge was struck by the Marquette Transportation Barge Wisconsin. No one was injured. The Sabula Fire Department was called alongside the Sabula ambulance crew to search for a missing bargeman, but he was later found on the barge unharmed. The protective wooden barrier was almost completely destroyed by the barge. The incident as of the day of the accident was investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Pacific Railway Police, with the assistance of the Sabula Fire Department, who provided their rescue boat as transportation until additional boats arrived. As of 2015, the bridge has been completely repaired.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- John A. Weeks III. "Sabula Rail Bridge, Sabula, IA". Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- Railroad bridges in Iowa
- Railroad bridges in Illinois
- Bridges over the Mississippi River
- Swing bridges in the United States
- Canadian Pacific Railway bridges in the United States
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Transportation buildings and structures in Jackson County, Iowa
- Transportation buildings and structures in Carroll County, Illinois
- Interstate railroad bridges in the United States
- United States railway bridge stubs
- Illinois bridge (structure) stubs
- Iowa bridge (structure) stubs