Bridgehunter.com | CN - Beaver Creek Trestle (Prairie Bridges Park)

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Photo taken by Jason Smith

BH Photo #214519

Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Beaver Creek on former North Central Railway Authority
Location: Ackley, Franklin County, Iowa
Status: Derelict/abandoned with rails removed
History: Abandoned 2014
Railroads: - Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
- North Central Railway Authority (NCRA)
Design: 20 Panel Open Deck Pile Trestle
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 14.0 ft.
Total length: 280.0 ft.
Also called: CN - Ackley Trestle
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.56294, -93.06285 (decimal degrees)
42°33'47" N, 93°03'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/494840/4712283 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Ackley
Inventory number: BH 49693 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

December 30, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added category "North Central Railway"
April 4, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad"
March 23, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway"
March 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Actually is in hardin county
December 3, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added GPS coordinates
September 21, 2011: Added by Jason Smith