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CN - Central City Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2011

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BH Photo #214126

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Wapsipinicon River on CN Railroad
Location
Central City, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1924, approaches rebuilt 1953
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
3-70' Deck plate girders
124' Trestle approach
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 334.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.20017, -91.52433   (decimal degrees)
42°12'01" N, 91°31'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/621829/4673054 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Central City
Inventory number
BH 49673 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • September 5, 2013: New Street View added by Dave King
  • March 12, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad"
  • March 12, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 28, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited name
  • September 19, 2011: Added by Jason Smith

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Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com