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The Metropolis Bridge is a railroad bridge which spans the Ohio River at Metropolis, Illinois. Originally built for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, construction began in 1914 under the direction of engineer Ralph Modjeski. The bridge consists of the following: (from north to south) * Deck plate-girder approach spans * One riveted, 9-panel Parker through truss * Five pin-connected, Pennsylvania through trusses * One pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt deck truss * Deck plate-girder approach spans

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  • Die Metropolis Bridge ist eine eingleisige Eisenbahnbrücke über den Ohio zwischen der Stadt Metropolis in Illinois und dem McCracken County in Kentucky. Nach einer mehrjährigen Planungsphase wurde sie zwischen 1915 und 1917 von der Paducah and Illinois Railroad errichtet, einer zu gleichen Teilen von der Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway und der Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad gegründeten Bau- und Betreibergesellschaft. Die fast zwei Kilometer lange Stahlbrücke besitzt mit 220 Metern den weltweit zweitlängsten einfachen Fachwerkträger einer Eisenbahnbrücke und war ursprünglich für einen zweigleisigen Ausbau konzipiert, der während ihres über 100-jährigen Bestehens aber nie umgesetzt wurde. Die Paducah and Illinois Railroad ist weiterhin Eigner der Brücke, die heute von m (de)
  • The Metropolis Bridge is a railroad bridge which spans the Ohio River at Metropolis, Illinois. Originally built for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, construction began in 1914 under the direction of engineer Ralph Modjeski. The bridge consists of the following: (from north to south) * Deck plate-girder approach spans * One riveted, 9-panel Parker through truss * Five pin-connected, Pennsylvania through trusses * One pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt deck truss * Deck plate-girder approach spans (en)
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