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CN - Boyer River Bridge #1

Crawford County, Iowa

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CN Boyer River Bridge #1

Looking East

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2018

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BH Photo #441505

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Boyer River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Crawford County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900, Main Span Replaced 1954
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Main Span)
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 77.0 ft.
Total length: 137.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.13147, -95.27803   (decimal degrees)
42°07'53" N, 95°16'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/311722/4666884 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83967 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,661)
Boyer River (36)
Built 1900 (951)
Built 1954 (376)
Built during 1900s (7,652)
Canadian National Railway (571)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (95)
Crawford County, Iowa (98)
Deck girder (6,310)
Girder (11,181)
 Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Iowa (6,794)
Open (40,971)
Owned by railroad (13,506)
Plate girder (8,735)
Railroad (16,464)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,656)
Through girder (4,195)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,190)

Update Log 

  • February 18, 2019: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • January 6, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 1, 2019: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Daniel Barnes

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