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BNSF - East Nodaway River Bridge

Adams County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking Northeast

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in May 2017

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BH Photo #392576

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Nodaway River on BNSF Railway
Location
Adams County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Supports have been built for a new bridge
History
Built 1902
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 265.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.93270, -94.90998   (decimal degrees)
40°55'58" N, 94°54'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/339200/4533041 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Villisca
Inventory number
BH 77383 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Adams County, Iowa (33)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Built 1902 (527)
Built during 1900s (7,261)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (537)
Deck girder (5,782)
Girder (10,306)
Iowa (6,530)
 King Bridge Co. (368)
Open (39,995)
Owned by railroad (12,507)
Plate girder (7,990)
Railroad (15,614)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,409)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)

Update Log 

  • May 26, 2017: Added by Daniel Barnes

Sources 

  • Daniel Barnes
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BNSF - Nodaway River Bridge
Posted September 16, 2017, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Judging by the aerial imagery, that extra set of piers under the bridge has probably been there for a while. It appears to have been there in 2014 and even as far back as 2012. Not sure why those extra piers would be built, except for additional support. Weird.