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CrandIC - Stone Arch Bridge

Johnson County, Iowa

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RR - Stone Arch Bridge

Photo taken by Dave King on August 16, 2015

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BH Photo #335666

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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Small stream on Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway
Location
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1890
Builders
- Cedar Valley Quarry of Cedar Valley, Iowa (Quarrier)
- Elmer J.C. Bealer of Cedar Valley, Iowa (Stonemason)
Railroads
- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway (CRandIC; CR⁣ CIC)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Total length: 10.0 ft.
Also called
RI - Stone Arch Bridge
BCRN - Stone Arch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.63235, -91.54067   (decimal degrees)
41°37'56" N, 91°32'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/621552/4609985 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Iowa City West
Inventory number
BH 68917 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,031)
Arch (12,727)
Built 1890 (312)
Built during 1890s (3,278)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (177)
Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway (36)
Cedar Valley Quarry (22)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,165)
Deck arch (11,954)
Elmer J.C. Bealer (24)
 Have street view (29,866)
Iowa (6,818)
Iowa City, Iowa (68)
Johnson County, Iowa (220)
Open (41,201)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
Railroad (16,665)
Stone arch (3,309)
Total length under 25 feet (2,610)

Update Log 

  • April 16, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 25, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
  • August 16, 2015: Added by Dave King

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