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Chicago and Northwestern South Railroad Crossing

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CNW Estherville Crossing

Photo taken in 1998 by Jason Smith

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Overview
Bridge over West Fork Des Moines River south of Estherville on Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, parallel to IA Hwy. 4
Location
Emmet County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Girder bridge is a combination of steel through girder and wooden trestle design
Design
Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.38776, -94.82881   (decimal degrees)
43°23'16" N, 94°49'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/351876/4805500 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Estherville
Inventory number
BH 36173 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • March 26, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • March 23, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Union Pacific Railroad"
  • December 3, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added GPS coordinates
  • February 5, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Frank Hicks

Comments 

Chicago and Northwestern South Railroad Crossing
Posted September 2, 2012, by John Marvig

This isn't a M&StL bridge. It is ex Rock Island to points south