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CN - Willow Creek Bridge

Crawford County, Iowa

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CN Willow Creek Bridge

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2018

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BH Photo #441632

Map 

Description 

Built Ca. 1900 at an unknown location, relocated here 1920

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Creek on Canadian National Railway
Location
Crawford County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1920 using relocated girders
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 35.0 ft.
Total length: 70.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.96541, -95.43450   (decimal degrees)
41°57'55" N, 95°26'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/298264/4648802 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1920 (1,016)
Built during 1920s (9,957)
Canadian National Railway (518)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (93)
Crawford County, Iowa (98)
Deck girder (5,777)
Girder (10,299)
Illinois Central Railroad (588)
 Iowa (6,530)
Open (39,982)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,603)
Relocated (910)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,711)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)

Update Log 

  • January 6, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 1, 2019: Added by John Marvig

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