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UP Des Moines River Bridge

Monroe County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Nick Trimberger

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on UP RR
Location
Eddyville, Monroe County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
Design
7 Pratt through trusses with A-frame portal bracing and riveted connections. South approach consists of trestle spans
Dimensions
Total length: 1,215.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.15565, -92.64153   (decimal degrees)
41°09'20" N, 92°38'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/530077/4556098 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Eddyville
Inventory number
BH 51934 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A-frame portal (232)
Beam (6,046)
Chicago & North Western Railway (470)
Des Moines River (159)
Eddyville, Iowa (3)
Iowa (3,503)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (82)
Monroe County, Iowa (29)
Open (28,309)
 Owned by railroad (4,039)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Railroad (4,070)
Through truss (9,205)
Timber stringer (1,858)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,213)
Truss (23,568)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)

Update Log 

  • May 7, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • March 2, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Chicago & North Western Railway"
  • July 24, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • June 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected railroad
  • April 3, 2012: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Flickr
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net

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