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3 Rivers Trail - West Fork Des Moines River Bridge
Photos
Bradgate Trail Bridge
Looking West
Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2019
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BH Photo #441931
Description
Two spans built 1902, three built 1917. Build date provided by C&NW bridge records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives
Facts
- Overview
- Deck plate girder bridge over W. Fork Des Moines River on Three Rivers Trail
- Location
- Humboldt County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 1902, Lengthened 1917
- Railroad
- - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Design
- 5 Span Deck plate girder
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 350.0 ft.
- Also called
- C&NW Bridge #2570
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.80646, -94.43395 (decimal degrees)
42°48'23" N, 94°26'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/382754/4740319 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Bradgate
- Inventory number
- BH 53804 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 22, 2022: New photo from Luke
- March 23, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from C&NW Bridge Records
- January 7, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
- October 5, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
- October 5, 2012: Added by Luke Harden