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UP Eagle Creek Bridge

Wright County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Gordon

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Wright County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901 by Chicago Northwestern
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 185.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.57250, -93.85220   (decimal degrees)
42°34'21" N, 93°51'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/430058/4713695 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Woolstock
Inventory number
BH 49535 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1901 (303)
Built during 1900s (4,420)
Chicago & North Western Railway (585)
Deck girder (2,163)
Girder (3,936)
Have street view (12,851)
Iowa (4,051)
Laced endposts (84)
Lattice through truss (228)
Lattice truss (288)
M-frame portal (37)
 Open (29,394)
Owned by railroad (4,889)
Plate girder (2,822)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (83)
Railroad (5,570)
Riveted (1,077)
Through truss (9,577)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,885)
Truss (24,140)
Union Pacific Railroad (990)
Wright County, Iowa (22)

Update Log 

  • August 12, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date based on another bridge on the same line with the exact same truss design
  • July 26, 2012: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 19, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed truss type
  • July 19, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added dimensions
  • May 27, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • March 7, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Riveted", "Union Pacific Railroad", "Chicago & North Western Railway"
  • September 7, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

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