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DM&E Foster Viaduct #2

Monroe County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Ian M. Contreras

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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 DM&E RR
Location
Monroe County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937-38
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 965.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.92863, -92.76510   (decimal degrees)
40°55'43" N, 92°45'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/519776/4530861 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Moravia
Inventory number
BH 52560 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1937 (543)
Built during 1930s (8,548)
Canadian Pacific Railway (236)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (280)
Curved (147)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (177)
Deck girder (1,795)
Girder (3,227)
I&M Rail Link (85)
Iowa (3,490)
 Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (133)
Monroe County, Iowa (29)
Open (28,293)
Owned by railroad (4,034)
Plate girder (2,242)
Railroad (4,053)
Soo Line Railroad (127)
Tall Bridges (69)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,803)

Update Log 

  • 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"

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • RailPictures.net - Image from the Milwaukee Road era
  • RailPictures.net - Image
  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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