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MILW - Paint Creek Bridge #5

Allamakee County, Iowa

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MILW - Paint Creek Bridge #5

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2014

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BH Photo #311265

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Facts 

Overview
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Paint Creek on Abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Location
Allamakee County, Iowa
Status
Abandoned
History
Built Ca, 1898
Railroad
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 130.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.20257, -91.28550   (decimal degrees)
43°12'09" N, 91°17'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/639287/4784737 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waterville
Inventory number
BH 65095 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,640)
Abandoned (3,681)
Allamakee County, Iowa (57)
Beam (15,831)
Built 1898 (306)
Built during 1890s (2,997)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,042)
Girder (10,316)
 Iowa (6,537)
Paint Creek (17)
Plate girder (7,999)
Railroad (15,619)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,111)
Through girder (3,846)
Timber stringer (4,032)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,943)

Update Log 

  • December 30, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information and build date
  • December 27, 2014: Added by Luke

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