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RI - Hog Thief Creek Bridge

Lee County, Iowa

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned Pony/through plate girder bridge over Hog Thief Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Location
Lee County, Iowa
Status
Abandoned
History
Abandoned 1980
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Keokuk & Des Moines Railway (K&DM)
Design
1 Sp. 44' Through Plate Girder
Dimensions
Span length: 44.0 ft.
Total length: 44.0 ft.
Also called
RI Br. #40
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.39441, -91.45177   (decimal degrees)
40°23'40" N, 91°27'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/631395/4472684 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Keokuk
Inventory number
BH 74241 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (4,043)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,210)
Girder (11,783)
Iowa (6,910)
Keokuk & Des Moines Railway (16)
Lee County, Iowa (61)
 Owned by railroad (14,332)
Plate girder (9,289)
Railroad (17,179)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,529)
Through girder (4,428)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,729)

Update Log 

  • December 24, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: bridge still exists in pictometry imagery from 2019
  • November 2, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "railroad", "Keokuk & Des Moines Railway", "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad"

Sources 

  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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