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RI - Monks Creek Bridge
Photos
West trestle approach looking NE
Photo taken by Tim Courtney in April 2018
Enlarge
BH Photo #426018
Description
Total length is approximate.
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned TPG bridge over Monks Creek on abandoned railroad (former RI)
- Location
- Lee County, Iowa
- Status
- Derelict/abandoned
- History
- Abandoned 1980
- Builder
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Railroads
- - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Keokuk & Des Moines Railway (K&DM)
- Design
- 1 Sp. 66' Through Plate Girder
2 Panel Open Deck Pile Trestle
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 66.0 ft.
Total length: 96.0 ft.
- Also called
- RI Br. #198
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.54451, -91.62188 (decimal degrees)
40°32'40" N, 91°37'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/616697/4489107 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Argyle
- Inventory number
- BH 74233 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 30, 2018: New photos from Tim Courtney
- November 2, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Keokuk & Des Moines Railway"
- November 1, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "railroad"
Sources
- Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com
There appears to be a missing plaque outline on the main span. It looks to me like it might be an American Bridge plaque, but it is hard to tell. It would certainly add up though, as Ambridge was a favorite of RI, the plaque matches the 1901-1910 shape of the ambridge plaques and the bridge appears to date from this time period.