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UP North Raccoon River Bridge

Greene County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Bradley J. Grefe

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over North Raccoon River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Greene County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1929 replacing an earlier truss
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
6 Span Deck plate girder with 2 Spans Stone Arch Approaching Both Sides
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 548.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.01720, -94.43168   (decimal degrees)
42°01'02" N, 94°25'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/381462/4652677 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Jefferson West
Inventory number
BH 52562 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (449)
Arch (9,420)
Built 1929 (670)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Chicago & North Western Railway (470)
Deck arch (8,703)
Deck girder (1,802)
Girder (3,241)
Greene County, Iowa (21)
Iowa (3,509)
 Open (28,318)
Owned by railroad (4,050)
Plate girder (2,253)
Raccoon River (60)
Railroad (4,081)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,719)
Stone arch (1,927)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Union Pacific Railroad (795)

Update Log 

  • March 27, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 26, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 14, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • May 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Union Pacific Railroad"

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