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RI - Pond Trestle

Lee County, Iowa

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Private Pond on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Location
Lee County, Iowa
Status
Derelict/abandoned with rails and ties removed
History
Abandoned ca. 1980
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
3 Panel Wooden Pile Trestle
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 15.0 ft.
Total length: 45.0 ft.
Also called
RI Br. #48
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.39855, -91.46635   (decimal degrees)
40°23'55" N, 91°27'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/630150/4473123 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Keokuk
Inventory number
BH 74240 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (4,043)
Beam (17,489)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,210)
Iowa (6,910)
Lee County, Iowa (61)
Owned privately (2,038)
Railroad (17,179)
Span length under 25 feet (7,184)
Timber stringer (4,521)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,729)

Update Log 

  • November 2, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "railroad"

Sources 

  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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