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North View

The area around the bridge is a gigantic swamp, so I had to walk in a big detour to the south to be able to reach the tracks.

Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in April 2013

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Beaver Creek on Iowa Northern
Location: Black Hawk County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1927
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads: - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- Iowa Northern Railroad (IANR)
Design: 1 - 127' Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 127.0 ft.
Total length: 265.0 ft.
Also called: IANR Bridge #160.5
Rock Island Bridge #1605
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.56880, -92.50088 (decimal degrees)
42°34'08" N, 92°30'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/540965/4713053 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: New Hartford
Inventory number: BH 51929 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

September 11, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added info from track chart
April 26, 2013: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
April 25, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date & builder.
April 25, 2013: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
April 17, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway"
October 6, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added infor and changed name
April 4, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Union Pacific Railroad", "Iowa Northern Railroad"
April 3, 2012: Added by Jason Smith