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DME - 3rd Street Overpass

Washington County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Nick Maddix

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #237997

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over 3rd Street on Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Location
Washington, Washington County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1955
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- I&M Rail Link (IMRL)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 35.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.30220, -91.70302   (decimal degrees)
41°18'08" N, 91°42'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/608579/4573115 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Washington
Inventory numbers
IA 51640 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 53243 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,802)
Built 1955 (455)
Built during 1950s (3,858)
Canadian Pacific Railway (564)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,041)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (345)
Have street view (27,065)
I&M Rail Link (162)
Iowa (6,528)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (227)
 Open (39,976)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Railroad (15,601)
Soo Line Railroad (302)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,708)
Steel stringer (6,284)
Timber stringer (4,028)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,937)
Washington County, Iowa (131)
Washington, Iowa (4)

Update Log 

  • March 4, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added Flickr link
  • April 20, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 21, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • May 26, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Removed category "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad"
  • August 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI data
  • August 24, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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