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BNSF - Des Moines River Bridge (N)

Lee County, Iowa, and Clark County, Missouri

Photo 

Photo taken by Rodney Harvey

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BH Photo #287036

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Railroad
Location
Lee County, Iowa, and Clark County, Missouri
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1923
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Warren deck truss
Also called
ATSF - Des Moines River Bridge (N)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.51816, -91.62187   (decimal degrees)
40°31'05" N, 91°37'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/616744/4486182 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Argyle
Inventory number
BH 51944 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (564)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (461)
BNSF Railway (1,574)
Built 1923 (635)
Built during 1920s (10,134)
Clark County, Missouri (54)
Deck girder (6,149)
Deck truss (1,877)
Des Moines River (236)
Girder (10,888)
Iowa (6,753)
 Lee County, Iowa (58)
Missouri (6,344)
Open (40,418)
Owned by railroad (13,217)
Plate girder (8,501)
Railroad (16,232)
State line crossing (898)
Truss (34,597)
Warren deck truss (640)
Warren truss (6,837)

Update Log 

  • July 5, 2014: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • July 18, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added Build Date
  • April 30, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Updated design to deck truss
  • April 4, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Des Moines River", "Railroad", "Amtrak", "Union Pacific Railroad", "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway"

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