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CN - Chesterman Road Tunnel

Dubuque County, Iowa

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CN Chesterman Road Tunnel

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in April 2018

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BH Photo #426523

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Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over S. Fork Catfish Creek and Former Chesterman Road on Canadian National Railway
Location
Peosta, Dubuque County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1853, Encased in Concrete 1922
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Span length: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 20.0 ft.
Also called
CN - S. Fork Catfish Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.45634, -90.82994   (decimal degrees)
42°27'23" N, 90°49'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/678433/4702726 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81464 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,803)
Arch (12,375)
Built 1853 (42)
Built during 1850s (434)
Canadian National Railway (553)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (93)
Deck arch (11,611)
Dubuque County, Iowa (114)
Illinois Central Railroad (601)
 Iowa (6,611)
Open (40,223)
Owned by railroad (12,892)
Peosta, Iowa (1)
Railroad (16,034)
Span length under 25 feet (6,951)
Stone arch (3,152)
Total length under 25 feet (2,535)

Update Log 

  • May 2, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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