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CN/MILW Overpass

Buena Vista County, Iowa

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Storm Lake Rail Crossing

East Abutment

Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018

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BH Photo #426191

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Railway on Canadian National Railway
Location
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 22.0 ft.
Total length: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.63698, -95.17749   (decimal degrees)
42°38'13" N, 95°10'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/321471/4722802 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81448 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Buena Vista County, Iowa (32)
Built 1900 (947)
Built during 1900s (7,631)
Canadian National Railway (571)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (95)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,108)
Girder (11,169)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (421)
Illinois Central Railroad (624)
 Iowa (6,791)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,454)
Span length under 25 feet (7,092)
Storm Lake, Iowa (4)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length under 25 feet (2,593)

Update Log 

  • May 1, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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