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UP - Bridge #61.77

Wright County, Iowa

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UP Bridge #61.77

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2020

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BH Photo #467962

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Farm Road and Br. Boone River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Wright County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1916
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 28.0 ft.
Total length: 47.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #724
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.81411, -93.96521   (decimal degrees)
42°48'51" N, 93°57'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/421090/4740624 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88553 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
Beam (15,804)
Built 1916 (697)
Built during 1910s (9,675)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Deck girder (5,777)
Girder (10,299)
Iowa (6,528)
Open (39,979)
 Owned by railroad (12,498)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,601)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,709)
Steel stringer (6,285)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,214)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,375)
Wright County, Iowa (37)

Update Log 

  • March 17, 2020: New photos from John Marvig

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