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RI - Wolf Creek Bridge

Tama County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo provided by Hank Zaletel

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BH Photo #246140

Map 

Description 

The 1973 RI track chart omits this bridge's number, type, and dimensions.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Wolf Creek on Railroad
Location
Traer, Tama County, Iowa
Status
Abandoned
History
Abandoned 1980
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.19383, -92.47601   (decimal degrees)
42°11'38" N, 92°28'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/543263/4671429 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Traer
Inventory number
BH 55081 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,681)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (166)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,115)
Deck girder (5,792)
Girder (10,316)
Iowa (6,537)
 Lally columns (313)
Plate girder (7,999)
Railroad (15,619)
Tama County, Iowa (102)
Traer, Iowa (6)

Update Log 

  • March 25, 2018: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • November 19, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway"
  • January 2, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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