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IANR - Spring Creek Stone Arch

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Photos 

IANR Stone Tunnel

If I remember right, I fell through the ice here

Photo taken by John Marvig in February 2012

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BH Photo #249518

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Spring Creek on Iowa Northern Railroad
Location
Rock Falls, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1886
Builders
- Cedar Valley Quarry of Cedar Valley, Iowa (Extractor)
- Elmer J.C. Bealer of Cedar Valley, Iowa (Stonemason)
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)
Design
Stone arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.20564, -93.08895   (decimal degrees)
43°12'20" N, 93°05'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/492774/4783655 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Nora Springs
Inventory number
BH 55594 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,567)
Arch (12,100)
Built 1886 (196)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (164)
Cedar Valley Quarry (13)
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (98)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,111)
Deck arch (11,339)
 Elmer J.C. Bealer (15)
Iowa (6,499)
Iowa Northern Railway (58)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Railroad (15,414)
Rock Falls, Iowa (3)
Stone arch (3,051)

Update Log 

  • October 22, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • March 26, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 25, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Corrected Build Date
  • August 29, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added category "Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway"
  • February 26, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 19, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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