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CNW - Wapsipinicon River Bridge

Clinton County, Iowa

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

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BH Photo #253054

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad
Location
Clinton County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1888, Replaced 1912
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.82659, -90.81127   (decimal degrees)
41°49'36" N, 90°48'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/681761/4632839 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wheatland
Inventory number
BH 53192 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,820)
Built 1888 (210)
Built during 1880s (1,821)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,300)
Clinton County, Iowa (66)
Iowa (6,174)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (200)
Lattice through truss (484)
Lattice truss (517)
 Lost (21,665)
Lost 1912 (33)
Lost during 1910s (425)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (170)
Railroad (14,263)
Replaced by new bridge (14,357)
Through truss (13,905)
Truss (31,052)
Wapsipinicon River (70)

Update Log 

  • January 3, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added lost date
  • December 17, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited info and added image
  • August 15, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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