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RI - North River Bridge

Warren County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking North

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in November 2016

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BH Photo #379843

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over North River on Former Rock Island Railroad
Location
Carlisle, Warren County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1913, Replaced by New Bridge in 1960s
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 270.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.50776, -93.48166   (decimal degrees)
41°30'28" N, 93°28'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/459804/4595237 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rising Sun
Inventory number
BH 60759 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (753)
Built during 1910s (8,759)
Carlisle, Iowa (3)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (888)
Deck girder (4,500)
Girder (7,957)
Iowa (5,793)
Lost (18,690)
 North River (Iowa) (16)
Owned by railroad (9,824)
Plate girder (6,127)
Railroad (13,091)
Replaced by new bridge (12,386)
Span length 50-75 feet (8,902)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,602)
Warren County, Iowa (47)

Update Log 

  • February 22, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • April 23, 2014: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Daniel Barnes

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