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RI - Volga River Trestle

Fayette County, Iowa

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Overview
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Volga River on former Rock Island RR
Location
Fayette County, Iowa
Status
Demolished
History
Abandoned and removed ca. 1976
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
18 Panel Open Deck Pile Trestle
Also called
Rock Island Bridge #636
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.82181, -91.88960   (decimal degrees)
42°49'19" N, 91°53'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/590768/4741625 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Maynard
Inventory number
BH 57870 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (17,120)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (178)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,165)
Fayette County, Iowa (107)
Iowa (6,818)
Lost (30,064)
Owned by railroad (13,739)
Railroad (16,675)
Timber stringer (4,393)
Volga River (18)

Update Log 

  • September 6, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway", "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "railroad"

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