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IC - Iowa River Bridge (1868)

Hardin County, Iowa

Photos 

Wettrerw

Courtesy of the Iowa Falls Citizen/Hardin County Times

View this photo at newspapers.com

BH Photo #481251

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck truss bridge over Iowa River on Illinois Central Railroad
Location
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa
Status
Destroyed by fire
History
Built 1868; Burned 1894
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.51861, -93.25836   (decimal degrees)
42°31'07" N, 93°15'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/478778/4707391 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Iowa Falls West
Inventory number
BH 71185 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,574)
Built 1868 (101)
Built during 1860s (518)
Covered (1,650)
Covered Railroad Bridge (66)
Covered deck truss (9)
Deck truss (1,733)
Destroyed by fire (195)
Hardin County, Iowa (86)
Illinois Central Railroad (584)
 Iowa (6,511)
Iowa Falls, Iowa (25)
Iowa River (134)
Lost (24,769)
Lost 1894 (13)
Lost during 1890s (155)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Railroad (15,438)
Truss (32,814)

Update Log 

  • October 27, 2020: New photo from Luke
  • September 12, 2020: New photo from Luke
  • March 1, 2016: Added by Luke

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