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Columbus Junction Railroad Bridge (Old)

Louisa County, Iowa
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Overview
Lost Lattice through truss bridge on Railroad
Location
Fredonia, Louisa County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Removed 1910
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Lattice through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.28286, -91.34723   (decimal degrees)
41°16'58" N, 91°20'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/638407/4571475 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Columbus Junction
Inventory number
BH 52026 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (281)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (335)
Columbus Junction, Iowa (8)
Deck girder (1,795)
Fredonia, Iowa (3)
Girder (3,228)
Iowa (3,491)
Iowa River (61)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (39)
Lattice through truss (198)
Lattice truss (264)
 Lost (10,353)
Lost 1910 (3)
Lost during 1910s (54)
Louisa County, Iowa (29)
Pedimented portal bracing (29)
Plate girder (2,243)
Railroad (4,055)
Replaced by new bridge (7,132)
Skewed (4,080)
Through truss (9,200)
Truss (23,559)

Update Log 

  • March 24, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • March 1, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Edtied history section
  • March 1, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added lost date
  • December 30, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • May 5, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad"
  • April 30, 2012: New photo from Luke Harden
  • April 11, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net

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