RI - West Otter Creek Bridge #2

Photos 

Railroad Bridge #2

4 stone remnants can still be seen through the trees on Otter Road

Photo taken by Dave King

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BH Photo #255052

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost steel stringer bridge over West Otter Creek on Railroad (RI)

Location

Linn County, Iowa

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built ?; Damaged by derailment & reset 1969; Line abandoned 1976, bridge removed shortly thereafter

Railroads

- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))

Design

5 x 32' I Beam Spans on stone supports

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 32.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.

Also called

Rock Island Bridge #110

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.11060, -91.71696   (decimal degrees)
42°06'38" N, 91°43'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/606075/4662853 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Cedar Rapids North

Inventory number

BH 56426 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 1, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added info from track chart
• June 16, 2013: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
• June 2, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added information
• May 31, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added railroad info
• May 31, 2013: Added by Dave King

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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