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CN - Pine Creek Trestle

Buchanan County, Iowa

Photos 

CSX on CN

CSX power leads a unit ethanol train heading east.

Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in February 2013

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BH Photo #249371

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete box girder bridge over Pine Creek on Canadian National Railway
Location
Buchanan County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2005, replaced earlier timber stringer
Railroad
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
Design
6 sp. 245' Concrete box girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 38.0 ft.
Total length: 245.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.46990, -91.78501   (decimal degrees)
42°28'12" N, 91°47'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/599879/4702665 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Quasqueton
Inventory number
BH 55601 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ballasted Deck (152)
Buchanan County, Iowa (98)
Built 2005 (80)
Built during 2000s (679)
Canadian National Railway (524)
Girder (10,443)
Iowa (6,557)
 Modern (2,470)
Open (40,024)
Owned by railroad (12,673)
Railroad (15,801)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,774)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,300)

Update Log 

  • March 6, 2013: New photo from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • February 20, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "railroad"

Sources 

  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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