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IANW - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge

Osceola County, Iowa

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Overview
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Little Ocheyedan River on former Iowa Northwestern Railroad
Location
Osceola County, Iowa
Status
Derelict/abandoned with rails removed
History
Abandoned 2004
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- Iowa Northwestern Railroad (IANW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
2 x 40' Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 80.0 ft.
Also called
CNW - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge
RI - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge
RI - Br.#2515
UP - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.41395, -95.63872   (decimal degrees)
43°24'50" N, 95°38'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/286367/4810167 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sibley East
Inventory number
BH 74794 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,161)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,216)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (949)
Deck girder (4,778)
Girder (8,557)
Iowa (5,948)
Iowa Northwestern Railroad (8)
 Osceola County, Iowa (12)
Owned privately (1,391)
Plate girder (6,566)
Railroad (13,775)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,083)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,105)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,060)

Update Log 

  • December 15, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "Union Pacific Railroad", "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Iowa Northwestern Railroad", "railroad"

Sources 

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

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