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DME - Buck Creek Bridge

Clayton County, Iowa

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DM&E Buck Creek Bridge

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2018

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BH Photo #440507

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Buck Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Location
Clayton County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902
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: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.82524, -91.10868   (decimal degrees)
42°49'31" N, 91°06'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/654596/4743142 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Guttenberg
Inventory number
BH 54096 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1902 (592)
Built during 1900s (7,746)
Canadian Pacific Railway (582)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,112)
Clayton County, Iowa (124)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (349)
Girder (11,355)
Have street view (29,918)
I&M Rail Link (165)
Iowa (6,819)
 Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (230)
Open (41,210)
Owned by railroad (13,741)
Plate girder (8,884)
Railroad (16,675)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,733)
Through girder (4,273)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,353)

Update Log 

  • January 1, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 22, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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