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DM&E Turkey River Overflow Bridge

Winneshiek County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Jason Smith in December 2007

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Description 

The google street view appears to have been shot prior to the flood.

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Turkey River Overflow parallel to Hwy. 24 Bridge on DM&E Railroad in Jackson Junction
Location
Jackson Junction, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.09900, -92.06562   (decimal degrees)
43°05'56" N, 92°03'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/576037/4772232 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Waucoma
Inventory number
BH 36366 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Canadian Pacific Railway (237)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (178)
I&M Rail Link (85)
Iowa (3,504)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (133)
Jackson Junction, Iowa (2)
 Open (28,312)
Owned by railroad (4,042)
Railroad (4,070)
Soo Line Railroad (127)
Winneshiek County, Iowa (74)

Update Log 

  • April 4, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Canadian Pacific Railway", "Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad", "Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad", "Railroad"
  • April 12, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added GPS and Street View
  • March 18, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
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DM&E Railroad Bridge at Turkey River Overflow
Posted January 19, 2013, by John Marvig (johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net)

The picture posted in the comment was another bridge. The 2012 google earth imagery shows the same steel trestle still here.

I & M Railroad Bridge at Turkey River Overflow
Posted April 27, 2008, by M. Myers (mjmyers [at] commspeed [dot] net)

Flew from Vinton, IA to Cassville today. Looks like the bridge was washed out...

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