Iowa River Rail Trail - Steamboat Rock Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Brain Lage

View this photo on Flickr

BH Photo #235465

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

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 (MSTL)
- 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 

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"

Sources 

• Luke
• Image
• Image
• Flickr - Plaque
• RailPictures.net - Vintage image
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com
• Iowa River Rail Trail Corridor History - 2 vintage pictures of the bridge
• John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photogaphy

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