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IANW - West Branch Little Sioux River Arch

Dickinson County, Iowa

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Overview
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over West Branch Little Sioux River on former Iowa Northwestern Railroad
Location
Dickinson County, Iowa
Status
Derelict/abandoned with rails removed
History
Built 1900; abandoned 2004
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- Iowa Northwestern Railroad (IANW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Concrete-encased brick arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.45878, -95.34358   (decimal degrees)
43°27'32" N, 95°20'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/310402/4814431 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lake Park
Inventory number
BH 67968 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,113)
Arch (11,352)
Brick arch (83)
Built 1900 (907)
Built during 1900s (6,438)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (133)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,158)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (929)
 Deck arch (10,577)
Dickinson County, Iowa (22)
Iowa (5,915)
Iowa Northwestern Railroad (7)
Little Sioux River (56)
Owned by railroad (10,233)
Railroad (13,542)
Union Pacific Railroad (1,996)

Update Log 

  • December 15, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: added info
  • June 8, 2015: Added by Luke

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