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Wabash Railroad Bridge #2867

Marion County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking North

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in August 2017

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BH Photo #399032

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
Location
Marion County, Iowa
Status
Open to rail traffic
History
Built 1937
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design
Steel stringer bridge w/walkway
Dimensions
Total length: 79.5 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.26665, -92.88072   (decimal degrees)
41°15'60" N, 92°52'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/509991/4568365 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Harvey
Inventory number
BH 65077 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
Beam (15,810)
Built 1937 (809)
Built during 1930s (11,773)
Iowa (6,530)
Marion County, Iowa (125)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,949)
 Open (39,987)
Owned by railroad (12,505)
Railroad (15,607)
Steel stringer (6,286)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)
Wabash Railroad (575)

Update Log 

  • August 4, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • December 27, 2014: Added by James Holzmeier

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