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CNW - Bow Creek Bridge

Cedar County, Nebraska

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Description 

Built in Black River Falls, Wisconsin in 1885. Removed and installed here 1916. Abandoned and removed in 1971.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Bow Creek on Chicago & North Western Railway
Location
Cedar County, Nebraska
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1885 in Black River Falls, Wisconsin; Installed Here in 1916, Abandoned and Removd 1971
Builder
- Alden & Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (CMO)
Design
Double-intersection Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 281.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.73177, -97.14742   (decimal degrees)
42°43'54" N, 97°08'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/651658/4732692 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83727 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alden & Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (19)
Beam (17,369)
Built 1916 (748)
Built during 1910s (10,235)
Cedar County, Nebraska (32)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,479)
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (150)
Deck truss (2,049)
Double-intersection Warren deck truss (96)
Double-intersection Warren truss (503)
 Lost (31,792)
Nebraska (1,747)
Owned by railroad (14,124)
Railroad (16,990)
Relocated (1,090)
Riveted (2,776)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,678)
Timber stringer (4,471)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,720)
Truss (38,307)

Update Log 

  • December 9, 2018: New photos from John Marvig

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CNW - Bow Creek Bridge
Posted December 9, 2018, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Here is a valuation sheet for this bridge. The Interstate Commerce Commission required all railroads to create sheets similar to this, primarily to document all facets of railroad operations, including all bridges/culverts. I will continue trying to find more, as they likely include all information on bridges constructed before 1918.