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Thebes Bridge

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Following approval of the bridge plans in 1902, limited construction activities began that year. Following litigation over right of way that prevented certain work from proceeding from May 1902 to April 1903, construction continued with the concrete arch approach structures in 1903, and the bridge
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superstructure itself in 1904. The legal issues "delayed considerably" the completion of the Missouri approach work, one of the main river piers, and led to an increased expense in constructing the superstructure. The bridge was dedicated in May 1905.
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The Southern Illinois and Missouri Bridge Company was incorporated in Illinois on December 28, 1900, to own the bridge and 4.64 miles (7.47 km) of connecting rail line. It was initially owned equally by the
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The Missouri Pacific and SLIM&S merged in 1917, and in 1945 the C&EI sold its 1/5 share to the Missouri Pacific, giving the latter company, since merged into the UP, a majority interest.
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Glomb, Jozef; Peter J. Obst (Translator) (2002) (in English). A man who spanned two eras: The story of bridge engineer Ralph Modjeski. Philadelphia: Kosciuszko Foundation.
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The Thebes Bridge; a report to the president and directors of the Southern Illinois & Missouri Bridge Company
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in turn subcontracted the superstructure's erection to Kelley-Atkinson Construction Co of Chicago.
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The Beauty of Railroad Bridges in North America -- Then and Now
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Coordinates
37°13′00″N 89°28′01″W / 37.21667°N 89.46694°W / 37.21667; -89.46694
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Mississippi River
Illmo, Missouri
Thebes, Illinois
truss bridge
Clearance below
tracks
Daily traffic
truss bridge
Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
Mississippi River
Illmo, Missouri
Thebes, Illinois
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Polish-American
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Ralph Modjeski
American Bridge Company
Railways portal
List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River

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