Bridgehunter.com | IANR - West Fork Cedar River Bridge

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BH Photo #291658

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridgeover Cedar River on railroad
Location: Black Hawk County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1894 Replaced by a modern bridge in 2011
Builder: - Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
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: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 487.0 ft.
Also called: IANR Bridge# 165.0
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.63339, -92.50603 (decimal degrees)
42°38'00" N, 92°30'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/540500/4720223 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Shell Rock
Inventory number: BH 51359 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

December 28, 2021: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
December 28, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder based on identical spans
February 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date; bridge was also not destroyed in 2008, but replaced in 2011 by a modern bridge.
February 20, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Iowa Northern Railroad"