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CN - Boone River Bridge

Hamilton County, Iowa

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Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2011

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BH Photo #212950

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Boone River on CC Railroad
Location
Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1947 replacing a truss bridge
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
6 Span Deck Plate Girder Bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 480.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.47143, -93.80990   (decimal degrees)
42°28'17" N, 93°48'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/433423/4702439 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Webster City
Inventory number
BH 49531 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Boone River (25)
Built 1947 (301)
Built during 1940s (4,231)
Canadian National Railway (570)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (95)
Deck girder (6,299)
Girder (11,163)
Hamilton County, Iowa (47)
 Illinois Central Railroad (623)
Iowa (6,789)
Open (40,959)
Owned by railroad (13,486)
Plate girder (8,719)
Railroad (16,447)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,650)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,504)
Webster City, Iowa (20)

Update Log 

  • March 27, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 26, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • February 21, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • February 17, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad"
  • September 7, 2011: Added by Jason Smith

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