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IANR - West Fork Cedar River Bridge (New)

Black Hawk County, Iowa

Photos 

Trackside

Looking north towards the bridge.

Photo taken by Dylan VanAntwerp in April 2013

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BH Photo #252315

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through girder bridge over West Fork Cedar River on Iowa Northern Railroad
Location
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2011, replaced old through truss bridge
Railroad
- Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)
Design
2 Sp. 95' Through Plate Girder
336' Ballasted Deck Pile Trestle
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 95.0 ft.
Total length: 526.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.63336, -92.50610   (decimal degrees)
42°38'00" N, 92°30'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/540495/4720220 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shell Rock
Inventory number
BH 55983 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ballasted Deck (150)
Beam (14,295)
Black Hawk County, Iowa (93)
Built 2011 (64)
Built during 2010s (363)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (121)
Curved (417)
Girder (9,083)
Iowa (6,178)
 Iowa Northern Railway (57)
Modern (2,146)
Open (38,117)
Owned by railroad (11,051)
Railroad (14,303)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,158)
Through girder (3,368)
Timber stringer (3,685)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,653)

Update Log 

  • October 14, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Edited photos/added information
  • April 10, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa)"
  • April 10, 2013: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Curved", "Iowa Northern Railroad", "ballasted deck", "railroad"

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Sources 

  • Dylan VanAntwerp - dylan_vanantwerp [at] live [dot] com

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