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3 Rivers Trail - East Fork Des Moines River Bridge

Humboldt County, Iowa

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East Fork Des Moines River Bridge

From East Bank

Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2013

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BH Photo #263366

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on Trail
Location
Humboldt County, Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1902
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Rail-to-trail
Design
5 Span Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 335.0 ft.
Also called
CNW East Fork Des Moines River Bridge
C&NW Bridge #2535
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.71458, -94.19011   (decimal degrees)
42°42'52" N, 94°11'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/402547/4729807 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Humboldt
Inventory number
BH 53803 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,335)
Built 1902 (461)
Built during 1900s (6,673)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,288)
Deck girder (4,928)
Des Moines River (226)
Girder (8,901)
Humboldt County, Iowa (67)
Iowa (6,114)
 Open to pedestrians (3,745)
Owned by county (19,520)
Plate girder (6,776)
Rail-to-trail (1,377)
Railroad (14,206)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,393)
Three Rivers Trail (13)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,819)

Update Log 

  • August 16, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 12, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder
  • October 5, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 5, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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