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The west approach This is a bridge that drivers have dreaded for years, hoping to not meet a large truck coming from the other direction. The concrete abutment is as scary today as it was in the heyday of the Lincoln Highway. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The Rock Island Bridge Looking west from under the C&NW Bridge. Westbound drivers go under the subject bridge then immediately vault up and over the Rock Island Railroad. Old photos, from before this bridge was replaced and the grade lengthened, show that these bridges, in sequence, made much more of a white-knuckle experience for Lincoln Highway drivers back then. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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UPRR Crosses Indian Creek & the Rock Island RR These bridges are just west of the subject bridge and parallel the Lincoln Highway bridge over the same obstacles. The Union Pacific acquired the Chicago & North Western Railway in the mid 1990's. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The east approach Oncoming traffic here can be an adrenalin-surging adventure. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The east portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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Underneath Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Bridge over E-41 (The Lincoln Highway) on Union Pacific Double Mainline (Formerly Chicago & North Western Railway)
- Location
- Story County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.02140, -93.39100 (decimal degrees)
42°01'17" N, 93°23'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/467629/4652226 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Nevada
- Inventory number
- BH 36342 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Bridge to "Lincoln Highway" Category
- March 2, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning
Comments
Lincoln Highway C&NW Bridge
This bridge(ex-C&NW, now UP) without a doubt is something any motorist would want to brace themselves for (especially with the concrete abutments at either approach ) & makes for one adrenalin-fueled adventure for anyone who wants to travel the Lincoln Highway in this part of Iowa.
All around, awesome pics!!