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UP Bridge #14.09

Steel Stringer Span over Unnamed Creek
Livermore, Humboldt County, Iowa

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Name UP Bridge #14.09
Built By Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 78 Feet Total, 22 Foot Main Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 10 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Steel Stringer and Trestle
Substructure Type Timber Pile
Date Built After 1973 using a Ca. 1955 Span
Traffic Count 2 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
UP Bridge Number 14.09
Significance Minimal Significance
Documentation Date January 2019


Located east of Livermore, this steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed creek.
Little is known about the origin of this bridge. The beam span has a stenciling stating 1955, although the span does not appear in 1973 track profiles. It is believed that this bridge was moved here after 1973.
Currently, the bridge consists of a single span steel stringer span, set onto timber pile piers, and approach by trestle spans on either side. The piers are not built of timber cribbing, but instead of a typical timber pile pier.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair condition.

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