BNSF - Four Mile Bridge (Old)

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Through truss bridge over Des Moines River on BNSF RR

Location

Wapello County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1903; Replaced 2002

Builder

- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (Girders)

Railroads

- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)

Design

5 - 140' Through truss
12 - 60' DPG Spans

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 1,415.0 ft.

Also called

BNSF - Des Moines River Bridge
BN - Four Mile Bridge
CB&Q - Bridge 284.12
CB&Q - Four Mile Bridge
BN - Des Moines River Bridge
CB&Q - Des Moines River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.05502, -92.48094   (decimal degrees)
41°03'18" N, 92°28'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/543617/4544994 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Ottumwa North

Inventory number

BH 59043 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 26, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added info
• December 21, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added map
• December 20, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway", "Burlington Northern Railroad", "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad", "railroad"

Related Bridges 

• BNSF - Four Mile Bridge (New) (Successor)

Sources 

• Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com
• Luke

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