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IC - Little Sioux River Bridge

Cherokee County, Iowa

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #250915

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on Railroad
Location
Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
One truss span removed 1909, Replaced 1947
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Warren through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.74156, -95.55859   (decimal degrees)
42°44'30" N, 95°33'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/290576/4735290 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cherokee South
Inventory number
BH 54927 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cherokee County, Iowa (47)
Cherokee, Iowa (8)
Illinois Central Railroad (604)
Iowa (6,624)
Little Sioux River (56)
Lost (26,389)
Lost 1947 (38)
Lost during 1940s (433)
 Railroad (16,094)
Replaced by new bridge (17,881)
Skewed (4,956)
Through truss (15,732)
Truss (33,892)
Warren through truss (1,645)
Warren truss (6,732)

Update Log 

  • December 16, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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