UP - Miller Creek Bridge #1

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 (M&StL; 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 

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"

Related Bridges 

• UP - Industrial Park Bridge (Same design)

Sources 

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

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