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CN - Maquoketa River Bridge

Delaware County, Iowa

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CN Maquoketa River Bridge

Looking south from The Marion Street Bridge.

Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in April 2009

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BH Photo #246944

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Maquoketa River on Candian National Railway
Location
Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 252.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.48096, -91.45758   (decimal degrees)
42°28'51" N, 91°27'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/626774/4704331 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Manchester
Inventory number
BH 55236 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,450)
Built 1927 (840)
Built during 1920s (9,729)
Canadian National Railway (500)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (90)
Deck girder (5,522)
Delaware County, Iowa (63)
Girder (9,777)
Illinois Central Railroad (563)
 Iowa (6,344)
Manchester, Iowa (6)
Maquoketa River (63)
Open (39,158)
Owned by railroad (11,926)
Plate girder (7,562)
Railroad (15,051)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,319)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,103)

Update Log 

  • October 7, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 19, 2013: New photo from Quinn Phelan
  • January 18, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated info
  • January 17, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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