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CNW - Niobrara River Bridge (Old) 27-54-U01x

Knox County, Nebraska

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CNW - Niobrara River Bridge (Old) 27-54-U01x

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BH Photo #548129

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Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Niobrara River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Location
Knox County, Nebraska
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1902; Replaced 1929
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
3 Uncovered Howe through trusses
3 Covered Howe pony trusses
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 580.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.76623, -98.04755   (decimal degrees)
42°45'58" N, 98°02'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/577926/4735295 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Niobrara
Inventory number
BH 78095 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1902 (611)
Built during 1900s (7,943)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,481)
Howe pony truss (89)
Howe through truss (660)
Howe truss (807)
Knox County, Nebraska (51)
Lost (31,820)
Lost 1929 (108)
Lost during 1920s (903)
Nebraska (1,747)
 Niobrara River (27)
Owned by railroad (14,143)
Pin-connected (5,427)
Pony truss (17,555)
Railroad (17,003)
Replaced by new bridge (21,705)
Through truss (19,037)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,200)
Truss (38,324)
Uncovered wooden truss (166)

Update Log 

  • January 11, 2023: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 9, 2017: Added by Luke

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