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BNSF - Brushy Creek Bridge

Carroll County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking South from 300th Street

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in July 2017

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BH Photo #397512

Map 

Description 

Only one line crosses the creek now. At one point there were two tracks.

Facts 

Overview
Deck Girder Bridge over Brushy Creek on BNSF Railway
Location
Carroll County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
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: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 195.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #Z-1236
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.91853, -94.82917   (decimal degrees)
41°55'07" N, 94°49'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/348317/4642348 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dedham
Inventory number
BH 69294 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,506)
Beam (15,716)
Built 1913 (859)
Built during 1910s (9,633)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Carroll County, Iowa (54)
Charles Frederick Loweth (26)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,025)
Concrete stringer (800)
Deck girder (5,745)
 Girder (10,234)
Iowa (6,499)
J. H. Prior (18)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Plate girder (7,923)
Railroad (15,414)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,428)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,265)

Update Log 

  • October 27, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 20, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • September 21, 2015: Added by Lee Smith

Sources 

  • Lee Smith - ljsmith_32 [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Daniel Barnes
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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