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BNSF - Tarkio River Bridge

Montgomery County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Craig Williams

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BH Photo #298780

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Tarkio River on BNSF Railway
Location
Montgomery County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1903
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 355.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.97948, -95.11491   (decimal degrees)
40°58'46" N, 95°06'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/322072/4538632 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Stanton
Inventory number
BH 55118 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (536)
BNSF Railway (1,509)
Built 1903 (593)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (535)
Deck girder (5,749)
Girder (10,238)
Iowa (6,500)
 Montgomery County, Iowa (76)
Open (39,885)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Plate girder (7,927)
Railroad (15,426)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,431)
Tarkio River (33)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,231)

Update Log 

  • February 12, 2018: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • November 10, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 7, 2014: Photo imported by Luke
  • January 3, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Daniel Barnes

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