RI - Independence Thatcher Truss

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Description 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Thacher through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Railroad

Location

Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa

Status

No longer exists

History

Built 1881

Railroads

- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))

Design

Thacher through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.48105, -91.90596   (decimal degrees)
42°28'52" N, 91°54'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/589920/4703769 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Independence

Inventory number

BH 55872 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 23, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway"
• March 23, 2013: Updated by Tony Dillon: Bridge is lost
• March 22, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• RI - Independence Lattice Truss (Successor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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