Rock Island Swing Bridge (disused)
Rock Island Swing Bridge, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55055, United States of America
Rock Island Swing Bridge (disused)
is a minor waterways place
on the Mississippi (Upper River) between
Coon Rapids Dam (Limit of navigation - no access above dam) (38.28 miles
and 3 locks
to the northwest) and
Mississippi - Illinois Junction (Junction of the Mississippi River with the Illinois River ) (624.56 miles
and 24 locks
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Coon Rapids Dam is Wakota Bridge;
2.38 miles
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Mississippi - Illinois Junction is Hastings Lock No 2;
10.81 miles
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a disused railway over the canal.
| St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Bridge | 9.09 miles | |
| Robert Street Bridge | 9.06 miles | |
| Lafayette Bridge | 8.52 miles | |
| St. Paul Union Pacific Rail Swing Bridge | 5.79 miles | |
| Wakota Bridge | 2.38 miles | |
| Rock Island Swing Bridge (disused) | ||
| Hastings Lock No 2 | 10.81 miles | |
| Hastings High Bridge | 12.16 miles | |
| Hastings Rail Bridge | 12.45 miles | |
| Mississippi - La Croix Junction | 14.99 miles | |
| Red Wing Lock No 3 | 30.21 miles | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Rock Island Swing Bridge
The Rock Island Swing Bridge was a swing bridge that spanned the Mississippi River between Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and St. Paul Park, Minnesota. It was also known as the Newport Rail Bridge, as it had a spur to Newport, Minnesota, and J.A.R. bridge, after previous owners Joan and Al Roman of Chicago. It was one of the few double-decker bridges on the Mississippi, with the top level formerly used for railroad traffic and the bottom level formerly used as a road crossing. It also was one of a few toll bridges in Minnesota, and one of the last remaining ones. It closed to rail traffic in 1980, and road traffic in 1999, when the toll was 75 cents. After closing, the bridge sat dormant in the open position for 10 years before being partially demolished in 2009. It was converted into a recreational pier, which was open to the public on June 11, 2011.
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