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DM&E Bridge #R-318

Steel Stringer Bridge over Unnamed Farm Drainage
East of Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa

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Name DM&E Bridge #R-318
Built By Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Length 16 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 5 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Steel Stringer
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1902, Possibly Replaced Later
Traffic Count 4 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
MILW Bridge Number R-318
Significance Minimal Significance
Documentation Date April 2021


Located between Rudd and Charles City, this small steel stringer bridge crosses a field drainage near Lancer Avenue (County Road T38).
Built in 1902, the bridge consists of a short 16 foot long steel stringer span, set onto concrete substructures. Both the substructures and the superstructure appear to have been upgraded and repaired since the original construction.
It is unknown if the superstructure is the original 1902 span. It appears risers were installed under the steel span, possibly indicating the old bridge was a deck girder of some sort. It is possible an older span was replaced around 1930.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition. The interior bracings of the superstructure have been rehabilitated with high strength bolts.

The author has ranked this bridge as being minimally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

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Build Date Estimated
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele