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IAIS Skunk River Bridge

Jasper County, Iowa
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IAIS Skunk River Bridge

It was getting late, so some photos aren't quite at 100%

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2012

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Overview
Warren Through Truss Bridge over Skunk River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Location
Jasper County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1900, approaches replaced about 1980
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Warren through truss with I-Beam approaches (from other assorted bridges) on either side
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 395.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.66978, -93.15577   (decimal degrees)
41°40'11" N, 93°09'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/487033/4613124 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Colfax
Inventory number
BH 51077 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (409)
American Bridge Co. (463)
Ballasted Deck (76)
Beam (6,155)
Built 1900 (702)
Built during 1900s (4,266)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (347)
Iowa (3,605)
Iowa Interstate Railroad (92)
Jasper County, Iowa (32)
Open (28,453)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
 Railroad (4,220)
Riveted (1,019)
Skunk River (68)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,966)
Steel stringer (2,380)
Through truss (9,250)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,381)
Truss (23,609)
Warren through truss (934)
Warren truss (3,956)
X-Frame Portal (11)

Update Log 

  • November 12, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • May 12, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added link to image
  • January 28, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Skunk River"
  • January 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Iowa Interstate Railroad"

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Flickr - Image
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net

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