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RI - Independence Lattice Truss

Buchanan County, Iowa

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #473222

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 1935
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.48105, -91.90596   (decimal degrees)
42°28'52" N, 91°54'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/589920/4703769 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 89504 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,893)
Buchanan County, Iowa (103)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,159)
Independence, Iowa (19)
Iowa (6,794)
Lattice through truss (636)
Lattice truss (670)
Lost (28,561)
Lost 1935 (85)
 Lost during 1930s (871)
Owned by railroad (13,506)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (191)
Railroad (16,463)
Replaced by new bridge (19,427)
Through truss (16,834)
Timber stringer (4,324)
Truss (35,523)
Wapsipinicon River (82)

Update Log 

  • June 3, 2020: New photo from Luke

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Luke

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