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Chicago and Northwestern South Railroad Crossing

Emmet County, Iowa
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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)

Categories 

Chicago & North Western Railway (470)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (335)
Emmet County, Iowa (11)
Girder (3,236)
Iowa (3,501)
Open (28,306)
 Owned by railroad (4,039)
Plate girder (2,250)
Railroad (4,070)
Through girder (1,134)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)

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
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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