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UP Machakinock Creek Bridge #1

View from 4/5 of a mile away

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2013

BH Photo #258165

Build date provided by ICC Valuation Summary Report, courtesy Doug Harding collection.

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Machakinock Creek on Railroad (UP)
Location: Mahaska County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1904
Builder: - Phoenix Iron Works of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (Fabricator)
Railroads: - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Central Railway (IAC)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design: Warren through truss with sub-panels
Dimensions: Total length: 103.0 ft.
Also called: M&StL Bridge #505
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.24438, -92.67275 (decimal degrees)
41°14'40" N, 92°40'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/527420/4565937 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Eddyville
Inventory number: BH 56786 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 21, 2020: New photos from John Marvig
May 16, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: added build date from ICC records
November 3, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad"
October 27, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Corrected Build Date, per Iowa Central Railroad Annual Report, 1895
July 30, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added probable build date
July 2, 2013: New photo from John Marvig
July 1, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: added fabricator
June 25, 2013: Added by Luke Harden