UP - Muchakinock Creek Bridge

Photo 

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Warren through truss bridge over Machakinock Creek on Railroad (UP)

Location

Mahaska County, Iowa

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1895

Builder

- Phoenix Iron Works of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (Fabricator)

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- Iowa Central Railway (IAC)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL; MSTL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Warren through truss with sub-panels

Dimensions

Total length: 103.0 ft.

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)

Categories 

Update Log 

• 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

Related Bridges 

• UP - Muchakinock Creek Bridge #2 (Same design)
• UP - Miller Creek Bridge #3 (Same design)
• UP - Miller Creek Bridge #4 (Same design)

Sources 

• Luke
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Annual report of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad ... 1894/95-1908/09. - HathiTrust Digital Library - Info

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