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BNSF - Middle Raccoon River Bridge

Carroll County, Iowa

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Coon Rapids Rail Bridge

Main Span

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2017

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BH Photo #417785

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Middle Raccoon River/Trail on Railroad
Location
Coon Rapids, Carroll County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902, North Track Built 1913
Builders
- Charles Frederick Loweth of Cleveland, Ohio (MILW Chief Engineer)
- J. H. Prior (MILW Bridge Designer)
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 205.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #Z-1266
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.86700, -94.67042   (decimal degrees)
41°52'01" N, 94°40'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/361369/4636357 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Coon Rapids South
Inventory number
BH 53937 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,589)
Built 1913 (902)
Built during 1910s (9,971)
Burlington Northern Railroad (507)
Carroll County, Iowa (54)
Charles Frederick Loweth (28)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,108)
Coon Rapids, Iowa (4)
Deck girder (6,305)
Girder (11,173)
 Iowa (6,793)
J. H. Prior (18)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,502)
Plate girder (8,728)
Raccoon River (91)
Railroad (16,460)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,654)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,480)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: Added additional build date
  • February 8, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 15, 2012: Added by Luke

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