Two Other Bridges
As Palmer had predicted, the bridge stood with little attention until 1850, when a fire gutted it. It was rebuilt and widened for an additional railroad car track, as by then it was also used for railroad traffic. The Market Street Bridge lasted until 1875, when it was completely destroyed by another fire. It was quickly replaced by a wooden structure, which itself was replaced by an iron cantilever bridge completed in 1888.
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