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DME - Bloody Run Creek #5

Clayton County, Iowa

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DM&E Bloody Run Creek Bridge #17

Date Stamp

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2014

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BH Photo #311366

Map 

Description 

Larger Through Girder replaced an old Through Truss in the 1980s

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bloody Run Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Easterm Railway
Location
Clayton County, Iowa
Status
Open
History
Built Ca. 1985 using a relocated 1945 girder
Builder
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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: 110.0 ft.
Total length: 180.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #R-14
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.03910, -91.21743   (decimal degrees)
43°02'21" N, 91°13'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/645203/4766698 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Prairie du Chien
Inventory number
BH 54083 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bethlehem Steel Co. (154)
Bloody Run Creek (23)
Built 1945 (286)
Built during 1940s (4,266)
Canadian Pacific Railway (582)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,112)
Clayton County, Iowa (124)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (349)
Girder (11,346)
I&M Rail Link (165)
 Iowa (6,818)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (230)
Open (41,203)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
Plate girder (8,875)
Railroad (16,665)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,620)
Through girder (4,270)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,595)

Update Log 

  • January 2, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 31, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 21, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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