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Heart of Iowa Trail - Rock Creek Arch Bridge

Story County, Iowa

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Maxwell Arch

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Photo taken by John Marvig in September 2016

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BH Photo #366304

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Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rock Creek on the Heart of Iowa Trail
Location
Maxwell, Story County, Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1912; Abandoned ca. 1982; Converted to trail 2003
Builders
- Charles Frederick Loweth of Cleveland, Ohio (MILW Chief Engineer)
- J. H. Prior (MILW Bridge Designer)
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Rail-to-trail
Design
Closed-spandrel Arch
Also called
MILW - Rock Creek Arch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88654, -93.39369   (decimal degrees)
41°53'12" N, 93°23'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/467337/4637253 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Maxwell
Inventory number
BH 55107 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (11,199)
Built 1912 (729)
Built during 1910s (8,759)
Charles Frederick Loweth (25)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (827)
Closed-spandrel arch (3,608)
Deck arch (10,437)
Have street view (22,093)
 Heart of Iowa Trail (4)
Iowa (5,790)
J. H. Prior (18)
Maxwell, Iowa (4)
Open to pedestrians (3,541)
Owned by state (13,695)
Rail-to-trail (1,302)
Story County, Iowa (145)

Update Log 

  • January 2, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • December 14, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 2, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • April 10, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added timeline
  • November 21, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • November 20, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated type
  • January 3, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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