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CBQ - Grand River Bridge (Old)

Decatur County, Iowa

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #396172

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Grand River on Railroad
Location
Davis City, Decatur County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1879; Replaced 19XX
Railroads
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Leon, Mount Ayr & Southwestern Railroad (LMA&SW)
Design
Whipple through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.63984, -93.80569   (decimal degrees)
40°38'23" N, 93°48'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/431872/4499089 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Davis City
Inventory number
BH 51354 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,562)
Beam (15,712)
Built 1879 (95)
Built during 1870s (1,108)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (533)
Davis City, Iowa (4)
Decatur County, Iowa (47)
Grand River (Iowa-Missouri) (38)
Iowa (6,497)
 Leon, Mount Ayr & Southwestern Railroad (1)
Lost (24,723)
Railroad (15,411)
Replaced by new bridge (16,571)
Steel stringer (6,222)
Through truss (15,056)
Truss (32,776)
Whipple truss (386)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • February 28, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added railroad info
  • February 20, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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