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DME - Bloody Run Creek #2

Clayton County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Jason Leverton

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BH Photo #241722

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bloody Run Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Location
Marquette, Clayton County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1917; Span replaced 1928
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 225.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.04156, -91.17836   (decimal degrees)
43°02'30" N, 91°10'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/648380/4767039 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Prairie du Chien
Inventory number
BH 54081 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Bloody Run Creek (23)
Built 1917 (669)
Built during 1910s (10,070)
Canadian Pacific Railway (582)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,112)
Clayton County, Iowa (124)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (349)
Girder (11,343)
Have street view (29,820)
I&M Rail Link (165)
Iowa (6,818)
 Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (230)
Marquette, Iowa (7)
Open (41,199)
Owned by railroad (13,725)
Plate girder (8,874)
Railroad (16,664)
Skewed (5,071)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,730)
Through girder (4,268)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,588)

Update Log 

  • December 30, 2020: New photo from Luke
  • January 2, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 22, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 21, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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