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Inventory Number: IA/15-89-01x County: Van Buren County Township: Farmington Town/Village: Bridge Name: Burlington & Southwestern Railroad, Farmington Crosses: Des Moines River Truss type: Spans: 5 Length: 825' Roadway Width: Built: 1871 Builder: When Lost: c1904 or 1906 Cause: Replaced Latitude: N40 38.523 Longitude: W091 44.798 See a map of the area Topographic map of the area Directions: Burlington & Southwestern Railroad at Farmington.	Burlington & Southwestern Railroad, Farmington Bridge, Farmington, Van Buren County, IA Built 1871 Replaced c1904 or 1906 Todd Clark Collection
Comments: It was believed that the Burlington & Southwestern Railroad's bridge at Farmington was the world's longest covered railroad bridge at the time it was finished in 1871 (825 feet between shore abutments). William Franklin McLintock was reportedly the engineer for the bridge. It was probably 5 spans, based on the piers left in the river.
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