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RI Mad Creek Bridge

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Photos 

Bridge circa 1915

Photo taken by Oscar Grossheim. Image provided by Musser Public Library

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Mad Creek on Railroad
Location
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Abandoned in the 1940s
Design
Through truss
Also called
CRI&P Bridge #2193
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.42790, -91.03776   (decimal degrees)
41°25'40" N, 91°02'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/663959/4588118 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Muscatine
Inventory number
BH 52963 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (335)
Iowa (3,491)
Lost (10,352)
Mad Creek (5)
Muscatine County, Iowa (48)
Muscatine, Iowa (10)
Railroad (4,054)
Through truss (9,200)
Truss (23,559)

Update Log 

  • January 28, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added abandonment date.
  • January 7, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected location
  • September 12, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • September 6, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added approximate location based on old map and imagery
  • July 30, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added CRI&P bridge ID # in alt names.
  • July 18, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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