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CBQ - South Avery Creek Bridge (Old)

Wapello County, Iowa

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

View this photo at books.google.com

BH Photo #388191

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Avery Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Location
Chillicothe, Wapello County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1885; replaced 1897
Railroad
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 88.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.08369, -92.52440   (decimal degrees)
41°05'01" N, 92°31'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/539948/4548156 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chillicothe
Inventory number
BH 76800 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,628)
Built 1885 (220)
Built during 1880s (2,391)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (619)
Chillicothe, Iowa (4)
Iowa (6,865)
Lost (31,792)
Lost 1897 (27)
Lost during 1890s (249)
 Pratt through truss (6,413)
Pratt truss (10,843)
Railroad (16,990)
Replaced by new bridge (21,683)
Through truss (19,026)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,073)
Truss (38,307)
Wapello County, Iowa (111)

Update Log 

  • April 27, 2017: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Comments 

CBQ - South Avery Creek Bridge (Old)
Posted April 28, 2017, by Dave King (DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Good find John.

CBQ - South Avery Creek Bridge (Old)
Posted April 27, 2017, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Dave,

Thanks for posting this bridge. I found a likely location where one of the spans was relocated to:

http://bridgehunter.com/mo/worth/21067/