UP - South Skunk River Bridge

Photos 

Oskaloosa Rail Bridge

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in August 2017

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BH Photo #402432

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Schaub deck truss bridge over South Skunk River on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Mahaska County, Iowa

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1901

Builder

- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Iowa Central Railway (IAC)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Warren deck truss with trestle approaches

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 479.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.35527, -92.64904   (decimal degrees)
41°21'19" N, 92°38'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/529357/4578256 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Oskaloosa

Inventory number

BH 56165 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 2, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
• May 15, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: added build date from ICC records
• September 13, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• October 27, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: added build date
• July 2, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
• May 5, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Chicago & North Western Railway"
• May 5, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Skunk River"
• May 5, 2013: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Annual report of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad ... 1894/95-1908/09. - HathiTrust Digital Library - Info

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