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DME - Upper Iowa River Bridge

Allamakee County, Iowa

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DM&E - Upper Iowa River Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2014

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BH Photo #311217

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railway
Location
Allamakee County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 155.0 ft.
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.47449, -91.29486   (decimal degrees)
43°28'28" N, 91°17'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/637909/4814919 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
New Albin
Inventory number
BH 54076 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allamakee County, Iowa (58)
Beam (16,960)
Built 1986 (78)
Built during 1980s (763)
Canadian Pacific Railway (581)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (349)
Girder (11,233)
Have street view (29,266)
I&M Rail Link (165)
Iowa (6,811)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (230)
 Modern (2,680)
Open (41,012)
Owned by railroad (13,585)
Plate girder (8,780)
Railroad (16,543)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,455)
Steel stringer (6,746)
Through girder (4,214)
Timber stringer (4,343)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,528)
Upper Iowa River (34)

Update Log 

  • December 26, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added build date
  • December 30, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • May 16, 2014: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "I&M Rail Link"
  • November 20, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • October 21, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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