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DM&E Foster Viaduct #1

Monroe County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in February 2013

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Kinser Creek and 672 Avenue on Railroad
Location
Monroe County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937-38
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 577.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.92630, -92.76811   (decimal degrees)
40°55'35" N, 92°46'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/519524/4530602 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Moravia
Inventory number
BH 53046 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1937 (544)
Built during 1930s (8,553)
Canadian Pacific Railway (237)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (282)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (178)
Deck girder (1,799)
Girder (3,235)
I&M Rail Link (85)
Iowa (3,500)
 Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (133)
Monroe County, Iowa (29)
Open (28,305)
Owned by railroad (4,038)
Plate girder (2,249)
Railroad (4,069)
Soo Line Railroad (127)
Tall Bridges (71)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)

Update Log 

  • May 7, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added Dimension
  • 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 categories "Built during 1930s", "19th Century"
  • August 1, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • July 31, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net

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