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UP - Oskaloosa Rail Crossing (E)

Mahaska County, Iowa

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Oskaloosa Rail Crossing (E)

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in February 2017

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BH Photo #381817

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL; MSTL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 23.0 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.28905, -92.65352   (decimal degrees)
41°17'21" N, 92°39'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/529011/4570902 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oskaloosa
Inventory number
BH 75852 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (12,739)
Built 1931 (809)
Built during 1930s (10,695)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,192)
Iowa (5,939)
Mahaska County, Iowa (42)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (133)
Open (36,944)
 Oskaloosa, Iowa (6)
Owned by railroad (10,319)
Railroad (13,685)
Span length under 25 feet (5,912)
Steel stringer (5,027)
Timber stringer (3,404)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,061)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,026)

Update Log 

  • March 8, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 2, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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