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C&NW - Elm Drive Overpass

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

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Abandoned Elm Drive Overpass

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2014

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BH Photo #280346

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Description 

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

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Elm Drive on Abandoned C&NW Railroad
Location
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1902
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 64.0 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Also called
M&STL Bridge #67
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.16056, -93.19638   (decimal degrees)
43°09'38" N, 93°11'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/484035/4778663 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mason City
Inventory numbers
IA 8130 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 55643 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1902 (526)
Built during 1900s (7,257)
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (98)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Closed (2,663)
Girder (10,299)
Have street view (27,069)
Iowa (6,530)
 Mason City, Iowa (38)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (153)
Owned by city (5,472)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,602)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,103)
Through girder (3,842)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)

Update Log 

  • May 16, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Corrected NBI build date with information from ICC summary
  • 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: Updated by John Marvig: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 26, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 24, 2013: Added by John Marvig

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