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DME - Foster Viaduct #2

Monroe County, Iowa

Photos 

Photograph originally taken by Richard Scott Marsh. "Vintagization" by Luke

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BH Photo #257705

Map 

Video 

Canadian Pacific on the Foster, IA trestles 10/31/12

West of Blakesburg, Iowa on the DM&E's Laredo Subdivision, there are three trestles spanning the rolling hills of southeastern Monroe County. Two of the trestles are located at a point known as "Foster" a few miles out of Moravia. I've shot many DM&E freights here before but never at this angle. This mixed freight I'd chased out of Ottumwa earlier that afternoon, and is powered by a pair of CP AC4400CW's. Enjoy!

Video posted by Bobby Harvey

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Soap Creek on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Location
Monroe County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937-38
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Superstructure)
- M.M. Moen Co. of Mason City, Iowa (Substructure)
- McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Superstructure)
- Stark Construction Co. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Substructure)
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 965.0 ft.
Also called
MILW - Foster Viaduct #2
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.92907, -92.76393   (decimal degrees)
40°55'45" N, 92°45'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/519875/4530910 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Moravia
Inventory number
BH 52560 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Built 1937 (851)
Built during 1930s (12,248)
Canadian Pacific Railway (582)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,112)
Curved (506)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (349)
Deck girder (6,403)
Girder (11,354)
I&M Rail Link (165)
Iowa (6,818)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (230)
 M.M. Moen Co. (2)
McClintic-Marshall Co. (95)
Monroe County, Iowa (52)
Open (41,210)
Owned by railroad (13,739)
Plate girder (8,883)
Railroad (16,675)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Stark Construction Co. (3)
Tall Bridges (326)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,136)

Update Log 

  • December 21, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added additional builders
  • October 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 29, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
  • May 5, 2013: New photo from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • May 3, 2013: New video from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • February 6, 2013: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • January 27, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "I&M Rail Link", "Soo Line Railroad"
  • January 27, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected stream name.
  • August 2, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Built 1937-38"
  • August 2, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Tall Bridges"
  • August 1, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • July 31, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited name
  • May 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Curved", "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad", "Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad", "Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad", "Canadian Pacific Railway", "Railroad"

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