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UP Bridge #219.97

Steel Stringer Bridge over Unnamed Drainage Ditch
Hospers, Sioux County, Iowa

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Name UP Bridge #219.97
Built By Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Contractor (Superstructure) American Bridge Company of New York
Contractor (Substructure) Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago
Currently Owned By Union Pacific Railroad
Length 24 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 5 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Steel Stringer
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1912
Traffic Count 4 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
C&NW Bridge Number 752
UP Bridge Number 219.97
Significance Minimal Significance
Documentation Date November 2019


Located in Hospers, this steel stringer bridge crosses a small drainage ditch alongside Hospers Drive.
Built in 1912, the bridge consists of a single steel stringer span, set onto concrete substructures. The beams on this bridge are arranged in two sets of four, for eight total beams.
The only major repair to the bridge appears to be the bearing blocks, which have been replaced with wooden blocks. This type of bridge is common along this route for crossing streams.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair condition, with little notable deterioration to the superstructure. However, the abutments have severe spalling in places.

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

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Build Date Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society Archives
Contractors Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society Archives
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele