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IANR - Bear Creek Tributary Stone Arch

Benton County, Iowa

Photos 

1891 Stone Railroad Culvert

Photo taken by Dave King

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Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over unknown stream on Iowa Northern Railroad
Location
Benton County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1891
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)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Span length: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.08747, -91.84938   (decimal degrees)
42°05'15" N, 91°50'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/595161/4660128 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shellsburg
Inventory number
BH 56149 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,802)
Arch (12,942)
Benton County, Iowa (79)
Built 1891 (262)
Built during 1890s (3,423)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway (183)
Cedar Valley Quarry (22)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,210)
Deck arch (12,153)
Elmer J.C. Bealer (24)
 Historic Bridge Weekend 2013 (145)
Iowa (6,910)
Iowa Northern Railway (58)
Open (41,564)
Owned by railroad (14,333)
Railroad (17,179)
Span length under 25 feet (7,184)
Stone arch (3,408)
Total length under 25 feet (2,647)

Update Log 

  • March 8, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • May 4, 2013: Added by Dave King

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IANR Stone Arch
Posted August 6, 2013, by Dave King (DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Yes I came across this on accident on my way home from fishing.

IANR Stone Arch
Posted June 1, 2013, by AR

It is a sweet find! Did you come across it by accident?

IANR Stone Culvert
Posted May 4, 2013, by Luke Harden (lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Nice Find!