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DME - US-169 Overpass

Kossuth County, Iowa

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Photo taken by Gordon

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BH Photo #232696

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Street View 

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over US 169 on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Location
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1954
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 140.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #R-578 1/2
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.07719, -94.23538   (decimal degrees)
43°04'38" N, 94°14'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/399432/4770127 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Algona
Inventory numbers
IA 32910 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 52095 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Algona, Iowa (10)
Built 1954 (376)
Built during 1950s (4,015)
Canadian Pacific Railway (581)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (349)
Deck girder (6,347)
Girder (11,240)
Have street view (29,303)
I&M Rail Link (165)
Iowa (6,812)
 Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (230)
Kossuth County, Iowa (28)
Open (41,014)
Owned by railroad (13,597)
Plate girder (8,785)
Railroad (16,555)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,472)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,256)
US 169 (34)

Update Log 

  • July 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 8, 2012: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • October 6, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI data
  • April 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Canadian Pacific Railway", "Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad", "Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad"

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