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CN - Cedar River Bridge

Chickasaw County, Iowa

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Nashua Rail Bridge

Northern Arches

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015

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BH Photo #317964

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Overview
Deck arch bridge over Cedar River on Canadian National Railway
Location
Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902
Builder
- Henry Williams Parkhurst of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Cedar River Railroad (CEDR)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 48.0 ft.
Total length: 410.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.95496, -92.53421   (decimal degrees)
42°57'18" N, 92°32'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/537993/4755918 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Nashua
Inventory number
BH 52564 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,381)
Built 1902 (545)
Built during 1900s (7,422)
Canadian National Railway (553)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (126)
Cedar River Railroad (4)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (93)
Chickasaw County, Iowa (23)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,134)
Deck arch (11,616)
 Have street view (27,643)
Henry Williams Parkhurst (4)
Illinois Central Railroad (601)
Iowa (6,614)
Nashua, Iowa (3)
Open (40,223)
Owned by railroad (12,896)
Railroad (16,037)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,909)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,331)

Update Log 

  • April 22, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 14, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 18, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 24, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 19, 2012: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • May 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Cedar River Railroad", "Cedar River (Iowa)"

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