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IANR - Unnamed Creek Bridge

Floyd County, Iowa

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IANR Unnamed Creek Birdge

South Approach

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2017

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BH Photo #412653

Map 

Description 

Girder built 1899 at an unknown location, moved here upon collapse of original stone arch.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Tributary of Shell Rock River on Iowa Northern Railway
Location
Floyd County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1963 Using a Relocated 1899 Girder
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Northern Railway (IANR)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.11565, -93.00209   (decimal degrees)
43°06'56" N, 93°00'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/499829/4773658 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mason City SE
Inventory number
BH 79617 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,894)
Built 1899 (431)
Built 1963 (254)
Built during 1960s (2,150)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,159)
Deck girder (6,310)
Floyd County, Iowa (74)
Girder (11,181)
Iowa (6,794)
 Iowa Northern Railway (58)
Open (40,970)
Owned by railroad (13,506)
Plate girder (8,735)
Railroad (16,464)
Relocated (1,035)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,425)
Timber stringer (4,324)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,383)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 2, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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