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CBQ - K-Line Covered Bridge

Henry County, Iowa

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Skunk River on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Location
Oakland Mills, Henry County, Iowa
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1881; Removed 1932
Builder
- Charles Martin
Railroads
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad (StLK&NW)
Design
Through truss
Also called
K-Line Covered Bridge
K-Line - Skunk River Covered Bridge
CBQ - Skunk River Covered Bridge
StLK&N - Skunk River Covered Bridge
StLK&N - K-Line Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.93700, -91.62079   (decimal degrees)
40°56'13" N, 91°37'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/616105/4532679 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Pleasant
Inventory numbers
WGCB 15-44-04x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 65751 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,393)
Built 1881 (151)
Built during 1880s (2,172)
Charles Martin (1)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (571)
Covered (1,973)
Covered Railroad Bridge (66)
Henry County, Iowa (52)
Iowa (6,793)
 Lost (28,514)
Lost 1932 (78)
Lost during 1930s (870)
Oakland Mills, Iowa (3)
Railroad (16,460)
Skunk River (33)
St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad (3)
Through truss (16,803)
Truss (35,485)

Update Log 

  • January 28, 2015: Added by Luke

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