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IC - Cedar Creek Bridge

Pocahontas County, Iowa

Photo 

Photo taken by Bree Anne Buckley

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Railroad (IC)
Location
Fonda, Pocahontas County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1891; Replaced 1947
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.58061, -94.85040   (decimal degrees)
42°34'50" N, 94°51'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/348153/4715903 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fonda
Inventory number
BH 59563 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,374)
Built 1891 (242)
Built during 1890s (3,192)
Fonda, Iowa (3)
Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Iowa (6,793)
Lost (28,469)
Lost 1947 (44)
Lost during 1940s (490)
 Pin-connected (4,696)
Pocahontas County, Iowa (24)
Pratt through truss (6,056)
Pratt truss (10,297)
Railroad (16,457)
Replaced by new bridge (19,361)
Through truss (16,777)
Truss (35,453)

Update Log 

  • February 15, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added info
  • February 5, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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