BM&NW - Turkey Run Trestle

Photos 

Photo taken by Oscar Grossheim. Image provided by Musser Public Library

View this photo at umvphotoarchive.org

BH Photo #447416

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Timber stringer bridge over Turkey Run on Burlington, Muscatine & Northwestern Railway

Location

Louisa County, Iowa

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built 1898; Abandoned 1926; Removed & replaced during US61 construction 1931

Railroads

- Burlington, Muscatine & Northwestern Railway (BM&NW)
- Muscatine North & South Railroad (MN&S)
- Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad (MB&S)

Design

Timber stringer

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.23378, -91.19972   (decimal degrees)
41°14'02" N, 91°11'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/650873/4566271 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 85121 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 17, 2019: New photos from Luke

Sources 

• Luke

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