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CBQ - Sugar Creek Bridge

Street View 

Description 

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

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on abandoned railroad (former CB&Q)
Location
Lee County, Iowa
Status
Demolished
History
Built 1886 at an unknown location, relocated here 1902
Railroad
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
1 Sp. 110' Through truss
7 Panel Wooden Pile Trestle
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 110.0 ft.
Total length: 215.0 ft.
Also called
CBQ Br. #27.23
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.63063, -91.45788   (decimal degrees)
40°37'50" N, 91°27'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/630418/4498897 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
West Point
Inventory number
BH 74256 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • October 1, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 3, 2016: New Street View added by Dylan VanAntwerp

Sources 

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