Delta Queen

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Title: Delta Queen
Creator(s): Golden Eagle River Museum
Content Type: picture
Subject(s): Accidents
Excursion boats
Motor vessels
Railroad bridges
River steamers
Steamboats
Towboats
Delta Queen (Steamboat)
Bridges
Geographic Area: Hannibal (Mo.)
Time Period: 1980-1989
Description: Photograph of the steamboat DELTA QUEEN near a railroad bridge north of Hannibal, Mo. "15 barge tow ran into this bridge knocking down center span. April 1981. Turn table swing section on left side of picture in open position. No loss of life or boat. Accident caused by swing section tender not opening section after train passed over. Fast currant and slow opening left no place to go for the tow.”
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Classification: p25-3-3-54
Owner: Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library