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BCRN - Cedar River Bridge (1882)

Muscatine County, Iowa

Photos 

Courtesy of the Muscatine Journal

View this photo at newspapers.com

BH Photo #501000

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Location
Muscatine County, Iowa
Status
Destroyed by fire
History
Built 1882; Burned 1902; Replaced 1902/1903
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.47301, -91.21158   (decimal degrees)
41°28'23" N, 91°12'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/649331/4592811 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,790)
Built 1882 (163)
Built during 1880s (2,237)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (177)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (136)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,164)
Destroyed by fire (277)
Iowa (6,812)
 Lost (29,326)
Lost 1903 (56)
Lost during 1900s (433)
Muscatine County, Iowa (188)
Owned by railroad (13,606)
Railroad (16,559)
Through truss (17,377)
Truss (36,155)

Update Log 

  • July 3, 2021: New photos from Luke

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