Alton Bridge

The Alton Bridge was a railroad bridge that carried the Chicago, [Burlington and Quincy Railroad|Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy] across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri, and Alton, Illinois. It was located upriver from, and parallel to, the Old [Clark Bridge]. The bridge was built between 1892 and 1894 and was removed shortly after the line was abandoned in 1988. With a total length of, it consisted of eight through-truss segments—six Pratt trusses, one Pennsylvania truss, and one pivot-swinging truss.