Toll Rates Sign from the Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Spanning the Mississippi River, 1868-1869

Summary

Andrew Carnegie's Keystone Bridge Company built the first Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge in the late 1860s, which stood until 1915 when the threat of a competing bridge forced the owners to reconstruct the deteriorating structure. The toll rates provided the bridge owners with the money to perform maintenance and major repairs to ensure the safety of the structure.

Andrew Carnegie's Keystone Bridge Company built the first Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge in the late 1860s, which stood until 1915 when the threat of a competing bridge forced the owners to reconstruct the deteriorating structure. The toll rates provided the bridge owners with the money to perform maintenance and major repairs to ensure the safety of the structure.

Artifact

Sign (Notice)

Date Made

1868-1869

Creators

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 

Keystone Bridge Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Iowa, Keokuk 

Creator Notes

Commissioned by the Keystone Bridge Company

Henry Ford Museum
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Transportation - Carriages

Object ID

31.557.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Company.

Material

Paint (Coating)
Wood (Plant material)

Technique

Painting (image-making)

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 48 in

Width: 29.75 in

Inscriptions

Painted on board: RATES OF TOLL, EACH WAY / Ordinance 110 of the City of Keokuk / For each Foot Passenger - - - 05 / " " Hog or Sheep - - - 05 / . . . / N. B. Persons in Wagons / not members of the Family / will be charged regular / rules of TOLL.

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