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UP - Miller Creek Bridge #1

Monroe County, Iowa

Photos 

East View

Looking east down the old ROW through the old bridge. In the background is the Cargill rail yard that was built over the remains of the former UP/CNW/MStL tracks. Union Pacific formerly used these rails to deliver cars to Albia for interchange with the BNSF. However, Cargill built their own line south from the plant to the BNSF mainline in the early 2000s, in an effort to allow BNSF direct access to the plant and get better freight rates. This led to the abandonment and removal of the UP Eddyville to Albia segment.

Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in May 2013

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BH Photo #368652

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned through truss bridge over Miller Creek on former UP RR
Location
Monroe County, Iowa
Status
Derelict/abandoned with rails removed
History
Built 1895, abandoned early 2000s.
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Iowa Central Railway (IAC)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 97.0 ft.
Total length: 97.0 ft.
Also called
M&STL Bridge #536
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.12156, -92.68459   (decimal degrees)
41°07'18" N, 92°41'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/526477/4552300 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Avery
Inventory number
BH 55922 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Abandoned (3,650)
Built 1895 (278)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
Iowa (6,499)
Iowa Central Railway (41)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (151)
Monroe County, Iowa (52)
 Railroad (15,412)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,428)
Through truss (15,060)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,584)
Truss (32,782)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)
Warren through truss (1,615)
Warren truss (6,564)

Update Log 

  • May 17, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 14, 2016: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • October 26, 2016: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • August 31, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: added photo info
  • May 13, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added type
  • May 13, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added build date
  • March 29, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Union Pacific Railroad", "Chicago & North Western Railway", "railroad", "Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway"

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Sources 

  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com
  • Luke
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

UP - Miller Creek Bridge #1
Posted November 17, 2018, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

According to the Monroe County GIS server, this bridge (as well as the others) are still in Union Pacific ownership.

https://monroe.iowaassessors.com/