MILW - US75 Overpass

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Deck plate girder bridge over US 75 on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Location

Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built 1968; Removed 1989

Builder

- Christensen Brothers, Inc. of Cherokee, Iowa

Railroad

- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)

Design

Deck plate girder

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.49207, -96.37865   (decimal degrees)
42°29'31" N, 96°22'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/715420/4707742 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Sioux City South

Inventory number

BH 67276 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 25, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• January 29, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added Build/loss dates + builder

Related Bridges 

• MILW - Floyd River Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1970s Aerial Imagery
• Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa on March 31, 1968 - Article
• Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa on October 18, 1989 - Article
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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