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UP - Butcher Creek Bridge

Warren County, Iowa

Photos 

Northwest abutment

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in November 2016

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BH Photo #369754

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Butcher Creek & 205th Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Warren County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912, Approaches Added 1940
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Superstructure)
- F.K. Ketler Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Abutments)
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 19.0 ft.
Total length: 19.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.46732, -93.41476   (decimal degrees)
41°28'02" N, 93°24'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/465365/4590719 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hartford
Inventory numbers
IA 51000 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 64219 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Built 1912 (870)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,158)
Deck girder (6,303)
F.K. Ketler Co. (6)
Girder (11,169)
Iowa (6,790)
 Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,492)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,453)
Span length under 25 feet (7,091)
Total length under 25 feet (2,593)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,473)
Warren County, Iowa (57)

Update Log 

  • December 17, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder and build date
  • October 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 10, 2016: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • November 23, 2014: Added by Dave King

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