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RI - Shell Rock River Bridge

Bremer County, Iowa

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #450815

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
Bremer County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built 1886; Removed 1959
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Waverly Short Line Railroad
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.67862, -92.51504   (decimal degrees)
42°40'43" N, 92°30'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/539734/4725240 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shell Rock
Inventory number
BH 79945 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,970)
Bremer County, Iowa (54)
Built 1886 (186)
Built during 1880s (1,857)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (147)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,033)
Iowa (6,253)
Lost (22,668)
Lost 1959 (68)
Lost during 1950s (583)
 Owned by railroad (11,323)
Pin-connected (3,722)
Pratt through truss (5,062)
Pratt truss (8,829)
Railroad (14,515)
Shell Rock River (40)
Through truss (14,201)
Truss (31,434)
Waverly Short Line Railroad (3)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2019: New photo from Luke

Sources 

  • Luke

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