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IC - Wapsipinicon River Bridge

Linn County, Iowa

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

View this photo at gutenberg.org

BH Photo #280881

Map 

Description 

Built using reused sections of a larger vertical endpost Whipple built by Keystone Bridge Co. at Dubuque, Iowa

Facts 

Overview
Lost Linville variant Whipple through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad (IC)
Location
Central City, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced 1924
Builders
- Jacob H. Linville of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Keystone Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Linville variant Whipple through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.20013, -91.52413   (decimal degrees)
42°12'00" N, 91°31'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/621845/4673051 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Central City
Inventory number
BH 60489 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,719)
Central City, Iowa (8)
Illinois Central Railroad (582)
Iowa (6,500)
Jacob H. Linville (21)
Keystone Bridge Co. (65)
Linn County, Iowa (229)
Linville Truss (7)
Lost (24,749)
Lost 1924 (45)
Lost during 1920s (478)
 Pin-connected (3,901)
Railroad (15,426)
Relocated (893)
Replaced by new bridge (16,590)
Through truss (15,075)
Timber stringer (4,019)
Truss (32,799)
Vertical endposts (69)
Wapsipinicon River (77)
Whipple truss (387)

Update Log 

  • October 15, 2018: Updated by Luke: Linville variant Whipple through truss
  • December 29, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • April 2, 2016: Updated by Luke: Correct builder to pre-existing category
  • April 2, 2016: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added likely builder
  • March 29, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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