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CNW Raccoon River Bridge

Calhoun County, Iowa
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Overview
Lost Lattice through truss bridge over Raccoon River on railroad
Location
Calhoun County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built ca. 1880; Removed in the 1970s
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.25037, -94.80171   (decimal degrees)
42°15'01" N, 94°48'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/351370/4679146 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lake City
Inventory number
BH 51357 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
Built 1880 (95)
Built during 1880s (1,055)
Calhoun County, Iowa (21)
Chicago & North Western Railway (492)
Iowa (3,617)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (40)
Lattice through truss (202)
 Lattice truss (269)
Lost (10,496)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (80)
Raccoon River (60)
Railroad (4,224)
Through truss (9,255)
Truss (23,617)

Update Log 

  • April 11, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Mapped
  • October 14, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited page
  • February 20, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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