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CNW - State Street Overpass

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

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State Street Railroad Bridge

Embossing

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2013

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BH Photo #258757

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Description 

Build date provided by ICC Valuation Summary Report, courtesy Doug Harding collection. Builder courtesy of the Hagley Museum & Library, Phoenix Bridge Company records

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over E. State Street on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Location
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Future prospects
To be converted to trail use
History
Built 1903
Builder
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Iowa Traction Railroad (IATR)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
Design
through plate girder with through plate girder approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Also called
M&STL - Bridge #73
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.15181, -93.19007   (decimal degrees)
43°09'07" N, 93°11'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/484545/4777690 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mason City
Inventory numbers
IA 7995 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 54861 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ballasted Deck (152)
Built 1903 (614)
Built during 1900s (7,514)
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (100)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,428)
Closed (2,734)
Curb Columns (167)
Girder (10,902)
Have street view (27,993)
Iowa (6,755)
Iowa Traction Railroad (2)
 Mason City, Iowa (38)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (154)
Owned by city (5,912)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (236)
Plate girder (8,512)
Preserved (1,219)
Railroad (16,246)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,312)
Through girder (4,072)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,699)

Update Log 

  • December 2, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
  • April 3, 2021: New photos from John Marvig
  • May 16, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Corrected NBI build date with information from ICC summary
  • January 10, 2016: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • January 9, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Now owned by city, to be Converted to Trail Use
  • July 6, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • March 26, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 4, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 8, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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