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1906 IANR Tube Culvert

Photo taken by Dave King

BH Photo #253154

Would be tough to spot in summer months.

Overview: Culvert bridge over Unnamed Drainage Stream on IANR
Location: Palo, Linn County, Iowa
Status: Open
History: Built in 1906
Railroads: - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)
Design: Tube Culvert with 1906 enscribed on it.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.05863, -91.79708 (decimal degrees)
42°03'31" N, 91°47'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/599532/4656986 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Shellsburg
Inventory number: BH 56160 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

September 30, 2013: New Street View added by Dave King
May 4, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Iowa Northern Railroad", "Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad", "railroad"
May 4, 2013: Added by Dave King

IANR Drainage Tube Culvert

Posted May 9, 2013, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

For a culvert it is mildly interesting. It appears original and over a century old, and the bell and spigot clay pipe is unusual.