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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 (7,623)
Bremer County, Iowa (54)
Built 1886 (196)
Built during 1880s (2,009)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (166)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,115)
Iowa (6,527)
Lost (24,948)
Lost 1959 (76)
Lost during 1950s (690)
 Owned by railroad (12,493)
Pin-connected (3,920)
Pratt through truss (5,422)
Pratt truss (9,342)
Railroad (15,600)
Shell Rock River (42)
Through truss (15,163)
Truss (32,941)
Waverly Short Line Railroad (3)

Update Log 

  • June 26, 2019: New photo from Luke

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Sources 

  • Luke

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