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State Street Railroad Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2013

BH Photo #258748

Build date provided by ICC Valuation Summary Report, courtesy Doug Harding collection.

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
History: Built 1903
Railroads: - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Iowa Traction Railroad (IATR)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL; 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)

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