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UP - Buttrick Creek Bridge

Greene County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking East

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in July 2018

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BH Photo #432360

Map 

Description 

Build date provided by C&NW bridge records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives

Facts 

Overview
Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Buttrick Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Greene County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899, Installed 1901
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 180.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #726
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.03015, -94.29325   (decimal degrees)
42°01'49" N, 94°17'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/392945/4653932 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jefferson East
Inventory number
BH 75794 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,316)
Built 1899 (430)
Built during 1890s (3,186)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Deck girder (6,299)
Girder (11,163)
Greene County, Iowa (41)
Iowa (6,789)
 Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (236)
Open (40,960)
Owned by railroad (13,486)
Plate girder (8,719)
Railroad (16,447)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,415)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,471)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,473)

Update Log 

  • July 29, 2018: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • February 24, 2017: Added by Daniel Barnes

Sources 

  • Daniel Barnes

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