UP - Buttermilk Creek Stone Arch

Photos 

Photo taken by Shelby

BH Photo #353379

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Stone arch bridge over Buttermilk Creek on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1900;

Builders

- Cedar Valley Quarry of Cedar Valley, Iowa (Extractor)
- Elmer J.C. Bealer of Cedar Valley, Iowa (Stonemason)

Railroads

- Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (BCRN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Stone arch

Dimensions

Span length: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 20.0 ft.

Also called

RI - Buttermilk Creek Stone Arch

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.73875, -93.91831   (decimal degrees)
42°44'20" N, 93°55'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/424833/4732213 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Eagle Grove

Inventory number

BH 56412 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 22, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder & date
• October 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
• May 9, 2016: New photo from Luke
• May 30, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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