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UP - Winnebago River Bridge

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Flickr user RLB1993

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BH Photo #253024

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River on Railroad
Location
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1951 replacing a 4 short span deck plate girder
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Virginia Bridge Co. of Roanoke, Virginia (Erectors, Based on logo on the side of a crane)
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
2 Span Deck plate girder with ballasted trestle approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 98.0 ft.
Total length: 296.0 ft.
Also called
CGW - Winnebago River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.19442, -93.20529   (decimal degrees)
43°11'40" N, 93°12'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/483320/4782425 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mason City
Inventory number
BH 53835 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,508)
Beam (15,719)
Built 1951 (285)
Built during 1950s (3,845)
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (98)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,405)
Chicago Great Western Railway (197)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,113)
Deck girder (5,750)
Girder (10,239)
Iowa (6,500)
 Open (39,886)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Plate girder (7,927)
Railroad (15,426)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,431)
Timber stringer (4,019)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,231)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)
Winnebago River (25)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • April 13, 2014: New photo from John Marvig
  • March 26, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 30, 2013: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 6, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 6, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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