UP - Miller Creek Bridge #2

Photos 

Old ROW

Walking in from the old RR crossing to the west.

Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in May 2013

Enlarge

BH Photo #367625

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Miller Creek on former UP RR

Location

Monroe County, Iowa

Status

Derelict/abandoned with rails removed

History

Built 1911, abandoned early 2000s

Builder

- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Iowa Central Railway (IAC)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Deck plate girder

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.11950, -92.69321   (decimal degrees)
41°07'10" N, 92°41'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/525755/4552068 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Avery

Inventory number

BH 55923 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 16, 2016: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
• September 1, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: added photo info
• May 13, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added builder/build date
• March 29, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "railroad", "Union Pacific Railroad", "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway"

Sources 

• Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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