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CN - Boyer River Bridge (Near Dow City)

Crawford County, Iowa

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Overview
Through Girder bridge over Boyer River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Crawford County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 92.0 ft.
Total length: 227.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.93535, -95.48824   (decimal degrees)
41°56'07" N, 95°29'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/293714/4645592 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dow City
Inventory number
BH 53906 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,631)
Beam (15,811)
Boyer River (36)
Built 1899 (400)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Canadian National Railway (518)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (93)
Crawford County, Iowa (98)
Girder (10,301)
Illinois Central Railroad (588)
 Iowa (6,530)
Open (39,986)
Owned by railroad (12,505)
Plate girder (7,985)
Railroad (15,607)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,454)
Steel stringer (6,286)
Through girder (3,843)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,286)

Update Log 

  • August 21, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • May 12, 2015: Updated by Kevin Skow: Updated status based on satellite imagery. The bridge has been replaced.
  • October 14, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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