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MSTL - Sioux Rapids High Bridge

Buena Vista County, Iowa

Photos 

From Past and present of Buena Vista County, Iowa" (1909)

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #291092

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Location
Buena Vista County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built 1899; Removed 1936
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Iowa Central Railway (IAC)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 155.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.89754, -95.13666   (decimal degrees)
42°53'51" N, 95°08'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/325552/4751651 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sioux Rapids
Inventory number
BH 55117 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,563)
Beam (15,712)
Buena Vista County, Iowa (30)
Built 1899 (395)
Built during 1890s (2,982)
Deck girder (5,744)
Deck truss (1,731)
Girder (10,233)
Iowa (6,497)
Iowa Central Railway (41)
Little Sioux River (56)
Lost (24,724)
Lost 1936 (90)
 Lost during 1930s (621)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (151)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (187)
Plate girder (7,922)
Railroad (15,411)
Riveted (2,165)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Tall Wooden Trestle (34)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Truss (32,778)
Warren deck truss (604)
Warren truss (6,564)

Update Log 

  • February 21, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: added information
  • June 3, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • October 30, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added category "Tall Wooden Trestle"
  • August 13, 2014: New photo from Luke
  • July 30, 2013: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • January 6, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
  • January 3, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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