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RRVT - Perry Bridge

Dallas County, Iowa

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Raccoon River Trail Bridge

From East Bank

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2013

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BH Photo #258577

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Facts 

Overview
Warren pony truss bridge over Raccoon River on Raccoon River Valley Trail
Location
Perry, Dallas County, Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1913, converted to trail use 2009
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
2 span Warren pony truss with deck plate girder and wooden stringer approaches. Bridge is two tracks, concrete deck paved over one. A stone pier from the former bridge still exists on the west bank
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 110.0 ft.
Total length: 912.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #Z-1220
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.84208, -94.14452   (decimal degrees)
41°50'31" N, 94°08'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/404978/4632875 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dawson
Inventory number
BH 54376 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (666)
Beam (17,489)
Built 1913 (956)
Built during 1910s (10,288)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,500)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,141)
Curved (528)
Dallas County, Iowa (95)
Deck girder (6,699)
Girder (11,783)
Have street view (30,595)
Iowa (6,910)
Open to pedestrians (4,715)
Owned by county (22,057)
Perry, Iowa (9)
Plate girder (9,289)
 Pony truss (17,634)
Raccoon River (93)
Raccoon River Valley Trail (8)
Rail-to-trail (1,685)
Railroad (17,179)
Riveted (2,822)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,703)
Timber stringer (4,521)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,220)
Truss (38,720)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,531)
Warren pony truss (3,650)
Warren pony truss with all verticals (506)
Warren truss (7,223)
Wooden deck (6,278)

Update Log 

  • October 29, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
  • May 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 4, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 1, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • November 9, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 9, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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