RI - Mosquito Creek Bridge

Photos 

Abandoned Mosquito Creek Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2017

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BH Photo #405471

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek on Abandoned Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Location

Reinbeck, Grundy County, Iowa

Status

Derelict/abandoned

History

Built 1904

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroads

- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- Keota - Washington Transportation Company (KWTR)

Design

4 Sp. 40' Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.

Also called

RI - Black Hawk Creek Bridge
RI - Br. #601

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.32891, -92.61312   (decimal degrees)
42°19'44" N, 92°36'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/531875/4686368 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Reinbeck

Inventory number

BH 57929 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 7, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• December 9, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Keota - Washington Transportation Company"
• November 19, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added info from RI track chart
• September 10, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Corrected Name and added dimensions
• September 10, 2013: Added by Dave King

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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