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Union Trail Bridge

Woodbury County, Iowa
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Overview

http://www.woodburyparks.com/historic.html

http://www.woodburyparks.com/historic.html

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on the Union Bridge Trail
Location
Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1887 by the Union Bridge Co, most removed in 1977
Builder
- Union Bridge Co.
Design
256' Wooden trestle
1-150' Pratt Through Truss
1-122' Pratt Through Truss
137' Wooden Trestle
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All except for 122' Pratt Truss removed after abandonedment in 1977
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 672.0 ft.
Deck width: 31.0 ft.
Also called
IC Little Sioux River Bridge #5
IC Bridge #T22.3
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.46856, -95.79228   (decimal degrees)
42°28'07" N, 95°47'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/270446/4705580 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Correctionville
Inventory number
BH 49888 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,854)
8-panel truss (243)
Beam (6,159)
Built 1887 (131)
Built during 1880s (1,055)
Correctionville, Iowa (4)
Iowa (3,622)
Little Sioux River (44)
Open to pedestrians (1,959)
Owned by county (16,527)
Pin-connected (1,568)
Pratt through truss (3,185)
 Pratt truss (5,689)
Preserved (662)
Rail-to-trail (512)
Railroad (4,226)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,966)
Through truss (9,256)
Timber stringer (1,895)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,820)
Truss (23,618)
Union Bridge Co. (33)
Woodbury County, Iowa (43)

Update Log 

  • December 16, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • April 5, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Readjusted the information on the bridge
  • October 23, 2011: Added by James McCray

Sources 

  • James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net

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