Coast Guard issued an order to "alter the bridge" to the Union Pacific and cited it as an "unreasonable obstruction to navigation". In a 2009 report, the Iowa Department of Transportation described the bridge as a "persistent hazard to navigation that causes a significant loss of America's economic competitiveness due to delays it creates". In 2013, Union Pacific planned to build a new $400 million span bridge to replace the current one. In 2017, Union Pacific purchased a depot in preparation for a new railroad bridge. In 2018, Union Pacific purchased new land near the Garden Plain Township in Illinois. See also List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River References External links USACE Bridge information – Details bridge type and clearances Clinton RR Bridge – Gregarious Railfan C&NW Rail Bridge at Clinton Clinton Railroad Bridge photo at Railpictures (C&NW Rail Bridge) Clinton Rail Bridge Clinton Railroad Bridge (historicbridges.org) Railroad bridges in Iowa Railroad bridges in Illinois Bridges over the Mississippi River Union Pacific Railroad bridges Chicago and North Western Railway Buildings and structures in Clinton, Iowa Bridges in Clinton County, Iowa Truss bridges in the United States Swing bridges in the United States Interstate railroad bridges in the United States Parker truss bridges in the United States Bridges completed in 1864 Bridges completed in 1909