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Iowa River Rail Trail - Steamboat Rock Bridge

Hardin County, Iowa

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Photo taken by Brain Lage

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BH Photo #235465

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Street View 

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Overview
Deck Girder bridge over Iowa River on Iowa River Rail Trail
Location
Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1926; Abandoned 2012, Converted to Trail Use 2017
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Iowa River Railroad (IARR)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL; MSTL)
- Rail-to-trail
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 235.0 ft.
Also called
M&StL - Iowa River Bridge (Steamboat Rock)
CNW - Iowa River Bridge (Steamboat Rock)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.40612, -93.07128   (decimal degrees)
42°24'22" N, 93°04'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/494134/4694871 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Steamboat Rock
Inventory number
BH 51880 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,250)
Beam (12,761)
Built 1926 (669)
Built during 1920s (9,011)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,192)
Curved (396)
Deck girder (4,766)
Girder (8,493)
Hardin County, Iowa (73)
Have street view (23,543)
Iowa (5,940)
Iowa River (129)
Iowa River Rail Trail (9)
 Iowa River Railroad (9)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (133)
Open to pedestrians (3,651)
Owned by railroad (10,320)
Plate girder (6,517)
Rail-to-trail (1,337)
Railroad (13,688)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,113)
Steamboat Rock, Iowa (6)
Timber stringer (3,412)
Total length 175-250 feet (3,855)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,028)

Update Log 

  • October 7, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 26, 2016: New photos from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • November 24, 2016: New photo from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • November 23, 2016: New photo from Dylan VanAntwerp
  • April 25, 2014: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 6, 2014: New Street View added by Dave King
  • November 29, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Changed status
  • July 20, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • May 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added Builder
  • March 26, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Union Pacific Railroad", "Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway"

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