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RI - West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek Bridge #5

Cedar County, Iowa

Photo 

Distance shot from I80

Photo taken by Luke in May 2018

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BH Photo #428978

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned Deck plate girder bridge over West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 32.0 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Also called
RI - Bridge #687
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65981, -91.33251   (decimal degrees)
41°39'35" N, 91°19'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/638832/4613349 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
West Branch
Inventory number
BH 57866 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,729)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (167)
Cedar County, Iowa (80)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,116)
Deck girder (5,824)
Girder (10,371)
Iowa (6,545)
 Owned privately (1,762)
Plate girder (8,043)
Railroad (15,664)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,738)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,326)
Wapsinonoc Creek (25)
West Branch, Iowa (6)

Update Log 

  • May 30, 2018: New photo from Luke
  • April 19, 2015: Updated by Luke: Dimensions
  • September 5, 2013: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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