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RI - Reeds Creek Bridge

Van Buren County, Iowa

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Facts 

Overview
Lost quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Reeds Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
Location
Van Buren County, Iowa
Status
Demolished
History
Abandoned and removed ca. 1980
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- Keokuk & Des Moines Railway (K&DM)
Design
1 Sp. 85' Pin-connected quadrangular lattice through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Also called
RI Br. #330
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.68705, -91.76617   (decimal degrees)
40°41'13" N, 91°45'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/604257/4504749 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 74229 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (888)
Iowa (5,790)
Keokuk & Des Moines Railway (15)
Lattice through truss (455)
Lattice truss (487)
Lost (18,696)
Owned by railroad (9,824)
Pin-connected (3,225)
 Quadrangular lattice through truss (155)
Railroad (13,091)
Span length 75-100 feet (5,804)
Through truss (12,893)
Total length 75-100 feet (5,941)
Truss (29,445)
Van Buren County, Iowa (82)

Update Log 

  • November 1, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Keokuk & Des Moines Railway", "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "railroad"

Sources 

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

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