M&StL - Sioux Rapids High Bridge

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 (M&StL; MSTL)

Design

Warren deck truss

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 

Update Log 

• 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

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1930s Aerial Imagery
• The Tootin' Louie: A History of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway By Donovan L. Hofsommer - Book

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