RI - English River Backwaters Bridge

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Deck plate girder bridge over old English River Channel on former Rock Island RR

Location

Washington County, Iowa

Status

Demolished

History

Rail operations ceased 1974, line officially abandoned 1978, bridge removed soon after

Railroads

- Central Iowa Railway (CIAR)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))

Design

Deck plate girder

Also called

CIAR - English River Backwaters Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.47997, -91.75914   (decimal degrees)
41°28'48" N, 91°45'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/603598/4592783 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Wellman

Inventory number

BH 56840 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 29, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "Central Iowa Railway"

Sources 

• Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1950s Aerial Imagery (Bridge is on left, with main English River Bridge on right)

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