UP - Winnebago River Bridge

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 

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

Sources 

• Luke
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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