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RI - Little Volga River Trestle

Fayette County, Iowa

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Facts 

Overview
Lost timber stringer over unknown branch of Little Volga River on former Rock Island RR
Location
Fayette County, Iowa
Status
Demolished
History
Abandoned and removed ca 1976
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
8 Panel Open Deck Pile Trestle
Also called
Rock Island Bridge #631
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.81479, -91.88908   (decimal degrees)
42°48'53" N, 91°53'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/590820/4740846 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Maynard
Inventory number
BH 57871 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,889)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (173)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,158)
Fayette County, Iowa (107)
Iowa (6,793)
Little Volga River (4)
Lost (28,540)
Owned by railroad (13,505)
Railroad (16,463)
Timber stringer (4,322)

Update Log 

  • September 6, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway", "railroad"

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