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CN - Bridge #454.9

Crawford County, Iowa

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CN Bridge #454.9

Looking west

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2018

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BH Photo #441575

Map 

Description 

Built ca. 1900 at an unknown location and moved here in 1952.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Tributary of Boyer River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Crawford County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1952 using a relocated girder
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 45.0 ft.
Total length: 74.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.95584, -95.45005   (decimal degrees)
41°57'21" N, 95°27'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/296946/4647776 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83979 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,159)
Built 1952 (335)
Built during 1950s (3,886)
Canadian National Railway (553)
Crawford County, Iowa (98)
Girder (10,649)
Illinois Central Railroad (601)
Iowa (6,587)
 Open (40,204)
Owned by railroad (12,873)
Plate girder (8,278)
Railroad (16,012)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,882)
Through girder (3,981)
Timber stringer (4,132)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,390)

Update Log 

  • January 6, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 1, 2019: Added by John Marvig

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