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CBQ - Big Creek Covered Bridge

Henry County, Iowa

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Photograph provided by the Henry County Heritage Trust. Part of the Donald Young Collection

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BH Photo #314822

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Description 

Was covered with sheet iron instead of the usual wood (See IA GenWeb Article)

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Location
Henry County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1881; Replaced 1928
Railroads
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad (StLK&NW)
Design
Through truss
Also called
StLK&N - Big Creek Covered Bridge
K-Line - Big Creek Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.94792, -91.57291   (decimal degrees)
40°56'53" N, 91°34'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/620116/4533955 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Pleasant
Inventory numbers
WGCB 15-44-07x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 65754 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,802)
Built 1881 (168)
Built during 1880s (2,424)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (625)
Covered (3,486)
Henry County, Iowa (53)
Iowa (6,910)
Lally columns (426)
Lost (32,321)
 Lost 1928 (104)
Lost during 1920s (943)
Owned privately (2,038)
Railroad (17,179)
Replaced by new bridge (22,027)
St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad (3)
Through truss (19,326)
Truss (38,718)

Update Log 

  • February 19, 2023: New photo from Luke
  • January 29, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • January 28, 2015: Added by Luke

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