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North View

A CSX C40-8 leads a fellow SD40-2 and a CN SD70M-2 on a long unit ethanol train heading east.

Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in February 2013

BH Photo #249390

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Buffalo Creek on Canadian National Railway
Location: Buchanan County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1952
Railroads: - Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
Design: 32'H X 321'L Ballasted Deck Pile Trestle
Dimensions: Total length: 321.0 ft.
Also called: IC Br. #243.4
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.47344, -91.72098 (decimal degrees)
42°28'24" N, 91°43'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/605137/4703136 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Winthrop
Inventory number: BH 55602 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

October 27, 2016: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
September 6, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: added info from IC track chart
May 5, 2013: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
March 22, 2013: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
February 20, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date from track chart
February 20, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Canadian National Railway", "Illinois Central Railroad", "Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad", "railroad"