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BNSF - Big Creek Bridge

Henry County, Iowa

Map 

Description 

Historical information comes from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Collection located at the Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Big Creek on BNSF Railway
Location
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
155' Pratt deck truss with steel trestle approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 155.0 ft.
Total length: 410.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.97673, -91.59802   (decimal degrees)
40°58'36" N, 91°35'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/617951/4537120 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Pleasant
Inventory number
BH 55580 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,637)
7-panel truss (578)
BNSF Railway (1,618)
Built 1899 (446)
Built during 1890s (3,390)
Burlington Northern Railroad (523)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (619)
Deck girder (6,624)
Deck truss (2,051)
Girder (11,670)
Henry County, Iowa (53)
Iowa (6,869)
 Mount Pleasant, Iowa (1)
Open (41,456)
Owned by railroad (14,151)
Plate girder (9,183)
Pratt deck truss (434)
Pratt truss (10,849)
Railroad (17,011)
Riveted (2,776)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,602)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,720)
Truss (38,331)

Update Log 

  • September 24, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: added build date
  • July 30, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
  • February 17, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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