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UP - Boyer River Bridge (Near Denison)

Crawford County, Iowa

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UP Boyer River Bridge #1

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2015

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BH Photo #339820

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Overview
Warren Through truss bridge over Boyer River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Denison, Crawford County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1948
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 175.0 ft.
Total length: 269.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.98098, -95.41197   (decimal degrees)
41°58'52" N, 95°24'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/300180/4650478 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dow City
Inventory number
BH 58754 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (387)
American Bridge Co. (1,449)
Beam (15,022)
Boyer River (36)
Built 1948 (396)
Built during 1940s (4,011)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,371)
Crawford County, Iowa (96)
Denison, Iowa (4)
Have street view (26,160)
Iowa (6,342)
Open (39,091)
 Owned by railroad (11,886)
Railroad (15,017)
Riveted (2,141)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,952)
Steel stringer (5,884)
Through truss (14,614)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,091)
Truss (32,060)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,327)
Warren through truss (1,586)
Warren truss (6,398)

Update Log 

  • October 19, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 18, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 9, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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