Tatonka Ska Trace Trail - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge

Photos 

Little Ocheyedan River Trail Bridge

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2019

Enlarge

BH Photo #461936

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Little Ocheyedan River on Tatonka Ska Trace Trail

Location

Osceola County, Iowa

Status

Intact but closed to all traffic, trail deck added 2018-19

History

Built Ca. 1902, Abandoned 2004

Railroads

- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- 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

IANW - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge
RI - Br.#2515
CNW - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge
RI - Little Ocheyedan River Bridge
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 

Update Log 

• December 4, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
• November 29, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added trail name
• 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
• Luke
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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