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Looking North as a WB coal train passes

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in November 2017

BH Photo #412184

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over IA 48 on BNSF Railway
Location: Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1957
Builder: - Paxton-Vierling Steel Co. of Carter Lake, Iowa
Railroads: - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Span length: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Deck width: 55.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.00200, -95.23268 (decimal degrees)
41°00'07" N, 95°13'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/312226/4541380 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Red Oak North
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 3,400
Inventory numbers: IA 37700 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 67525 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 1998): View more at BridgeReports.com