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CN - Spring Creek Trestle

Black Hawk County, Iowa

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost timber stringer bridge over Spring Creek on Canadian National Railway
Location
Jesup, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built 1946, replaced by a concrete stringer in fall of 2013
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
15'H x 180'L Ballasted Deck Pile Trestle
Dimensions
Total length: 180.0 ft.
Also called
IC - Spring Creek Trestle
IC Br. W 262.3
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.47440, -92.08605   (decimal degrees)
42°28'28" N, 92°05'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/575126/4702855 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jesup
Inventory number
BH 55984 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ballasted Deck (154)
Beam (16,894)
Black Hawk County, Iowa (99)
Built 1946 (211)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
Canadian National Railway (571)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (95)
Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Iowa (6,794)
 Jesup, Iowa (1)
Lost (28,564)
Lost 2013 (382)
Lost during 2010s (3,604)
Owned by railroad (13,506)
Railroad (16,463)
Replaced by new bridge (19,428)
Timber stringer (4,324)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,481)

Update Log 

  • November 15, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Bridge has been replaced
  • April 10, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Canadian National Railway", "Illinois Central Railroad", "Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad", "railroad", "Ballasted Deck"

Sources 

  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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