First Railroad Bridge (1856)
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:bridge
|
| gptkbp:builtBy |
Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
|
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:Rock_Island,_Illinois
gptkb:Davenport,_Iowa |
| gptkbp:crosses |
gptkb:Mississippi_River
|
| gptkbp:destroyedBy |
1856
steamboat collision |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Abraham Lincoln defended the bridge in court
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First Railroad Bridge (1856)
|
| gptkbp:length |
1,582 feet
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Davenport,_Iowa
|
| gptkbp:material |
iron
wood |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1856
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Government_Bridge
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Government_Bridge_(1872)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|