Bonnie Doon RR Bridge at Lakewood Corner

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Bonnie Doon Railroad (Doon-Rock Rapids-Luverne Railroad)

Location

Lakewood Corner, Lyon County, Iowa

Status

Abandoned

History

Presumably built 1888 when the line was built by CMStPMO and abandoned 1933, later aquired by the county for a road, converted to road use and abandoned after collapse in 1980's

Design

2-span Pratt through truss bridge with trestle approaches

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.33255, -96.19629   (decimal degrees)
43°19'57" N, 96°11'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/727294/4801563 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Doon

Inventory number

BH 51959 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 26, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway"
• October 26, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Rock River (Minnesota-Iowa)", "Bonnie Doon Railroad"
• April 5, 2012: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

• Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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