M&StL - Black Hawk Chute Bridge

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Overview

Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Black Hawk Chute on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

Location

Louisa County, Iowa

Status

Abandoned

History

Built 1909; Abandoned 1971

Builders

- McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Fabrication)
- Union Bridge & Construction Co. of Kansas City, Missouri (Substructure & Erection)
- Waddell & Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri (Design)

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Iowa Central Railway (IAC)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL; MSTL)

Design

22 Span Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 1,506.0 ft.

Also called

M&StL Bridge #930
M&StL - Blackhawk Island Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.10264, -90.96719   (decimal degrees)
41°06'09" N, 90°58'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/670701/4552141 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Keithsburg

Inventory number

BH 54754 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• March 29, 2016: Updated by Luke: Image + builders
• December 2, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• December 2, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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