C.B. & Q. Bridge over the Mississippi River, Burlington, Iowa, circa 1910

Subjects: Bridges & Dams Railroads & Trains Rivers & Streams
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of C.B. & Q. Bridge over the Mississippi River, Burlington, Iowa, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card pictures the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's steel truss bridge over the Mississippi River at Burlington, Iowa, seen from a wooded bluff on the Iowa shore. The C.B.&Q. first spanned the river here in 1868, and the crossing shown is a later steel replacement of that pioneer bridge. Burlington was a major Mississippi River town and an important division point on the railroad.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] we arrived home all right write soon [illegible]

PostmarkedBurlington, IA, August 10, 1915, 14:00

Addressed to

Clara Sandberg

17 Chestnut St, Galesburg, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 10, 1915, 14:00, Burlington, IA
Series	A8
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Clara Sandberg, 17 Chestnut St, Galesburg, IL
Place depicted	C.B. & Q. Bridge, Burlington, IA
Place depicted	Mississippi River
Stamp	10c George Washington, green
Notes	Thin white border; visible stipple/halftone screen texture; wear and small paper loss along the top edge; card number 'A8' printed in red at upper right. Postmark: BURLINGTON IOWA AUG 10 2 PM 1915. Divided-back era (1907+); colored halftone card; pencil message written sideways on the correspondence side; light soiling and edge wear, small stain near stamp.

Cite this card

C.B. & Q. Bridge over the Mississippi River, Burlington, Iowa, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/c-b-q-bridge-over-the-mississippi-river-burlington-iowa-circ. Accessed October 24, 2026.