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CNW - North Raccoon River Deck Truss

Greene County, Iowa

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Photo taken by Hank Zaletel

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Description 

Build date provided by C&NW bridge records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over North Raccoon River on Railroad
Location
Greene County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1892; Replaced 1929
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
2 Span Stone Arch
140' Lattice deck truss
140' Lattice deck truss
150' Lattice deck truss
2 Span Stone Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 548.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #744
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.01716, -94.43187   (decimal degrees)
42°01'02" N, 94°25'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/381446/4652673 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jefferson West
Inventory number
BH 54657 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,634)
Arch (12,684)
Built 1892 (243)
Built during 1890s (3,217)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,451)
Deck arch (11,919)
Deck truss (1,942)
Greene County, Iowa (41)
Iowa (6,811)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (243)
Lattice deck truss (32)
 Lattice truss (691)
Lost (29,049)
Lost 1929 (86)
Lost during 1920s (674)
Raccoon River (91)
Railroad (16,518)
Replaced by new bridge (19,749)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Stone arch (3,294)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,089)
Truss (35,934)

Update Log 

  • March 12, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 13, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • December 25, 2014: New photo from Luke
  • March 26, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • December 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
  • November 28, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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