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St. Charles Republican Intelligencer
Saint Charles, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa
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Surveys and estimates are underway for a massive suspension bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, to be engineered by J. W. Bissel. The bridge will span over a mile, cost nearly two million dollars, and allow steamer passage underneath.
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Surveys and estimates, we learn, are now being made
for the construction of an immense
suspension bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis. J. W. Bissel, of
that city, has received the appointment of engineer to superintend the
work. This bridge will be the most
costly suspension bridge in the world.
It will be over a mile in length, and
84 feet above high water, so that all
steamers can pass under. The greatest distance between the towers will
be 1800 feet. The bottom of some of
the towers will be sixty feet below the
surface of low water. "The cost of the
bridge will not fall much short of two
millions of dollars. It is not designed
for a railroad bridge, though several
railroad companies are largely engaged in the enterprise. We hope now
the citizens of St. Louis will cease
their hostility to the Davenport bridge.
—Davenport Gazette.
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St. Louis
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cost estimated at nearly two million dollars; not designed for railroads but several companies involved; hoped to end hostility to davenport bridge.
Event Details
Surveys and estimates are being made for an immense suspension bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis, with J. W. Bissel appointed as engineer. The bridge will be over a mile long, 84 feet above high water, with towers 1800 feet apart and some bases 60 feet below low water surface.