While surfing some resources for news this evening, I came on the above mentioned item:
http://wcco.com/slideshows/rock.island.swing.20.1996725.html
" Fire on Historic Rock Island Swing Bridge"
Curiosity about it caused me to revisit one of may favorite old Threads and a resource from this FORUM;
Nanaimo73’s Magnum Opus about the Mississippi River Bridges @
http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/42151.aspx?PageIndex=1
and I think I have located it:
"Newport, MN
Bridge #27 is just south of St. Paul at Newport. This was a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific bridge built in 1895. It has not been used for rail service since the Rock Island shut down in March of 1980.
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