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IANR West Fork Cedar River Bridge

Black Hawk County, Iowa
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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Cedar River on railroad
Location
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1894 Replaced by a modern bridge in 2011
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 487.0 ft.
Also called
IANR Bridge# 165.0
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.63339, -92.50603   (decimal degrees)
42°38'00" N, 92°30'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/540500/4720223 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Shell Rock
Inventory number
BH 51359 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
Beam (6,156)
Black Hawk County, Iowa (46)
Built 1894 (135)
Built during 1890s (1,560)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (81)
Iowa (3,615)
Iowa Northern Railroad (50)
Lost (10,494)
 Lost 2011 (255)
Lost during 2010s (704)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
Railroad (4,223)
Replaced by new bridge (7,218)
Through truss (9,254)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,382)
Truss (23,615)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date; bridge was also not destroyed in 2008, but replaced in 2011 by a modern bridge.
  • February 20, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Iowa Northern Railroad"

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