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CGW/MILW Overpass

Marshall County, Iowa

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad on Chicago Great Western Railway
Location
Melbourne, Marshall County, Iowa
Status
Removed but not replaced
Railroads
- Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.94535, -93.09750   (decimal degrees)
41°56'43" N, 93°05'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/491918/4643712 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94440 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Chicago Great Western Railway (201)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,108)
Girder (11,173)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (421)
Iowa (6,793)
Lost (28,533)
 Marshall County, Iowa (93)
Melbourne, Iowa (2)
Owned by railroad (13,504)
Plate girder (8,728)
Railroad (16,463)
Through girder (4,192)

Update Log 

  • September 25, 2021: Updated by Luke: Fixed railroad per forum comment
  • September 21, 2021: Added by Luke

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Comments 

CGW/CNW Overpass
Posted September 26, 2021, by Dylan VanAntwerp (dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com)

I work 65hrs/wk; I totally understand lol!

CGW/MILW Overpass
Posted September 25, 2021, by Luke

Thanks, Dylan. Goofed adding a bridge at 3AM...

CGW/CNW Overpass
Posted September 25, 2021, by Dylan VanAntwerp (dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com)

The CGW crossed over the Milwaukee Road at Melbourne, not the CNW.