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Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge

Jasper County, Iowa

Photos 

General Elevation View Of Formwork For Arches. Taken Dec. 14, 1927

Historic photographs taken 1927-1928.

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #123374

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Marsh arch bridge railroad on W 8th St N in Newton
Location
Newton, Jasper County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Bult 1927; Replaced 1981
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Marsh arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 98.0 ft.
Total length: 138.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.70172, -93.06280   (decimal degrees)
41°42'06" N, 93°03'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/494774/4616661 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Newton
Inventory number
BH 37390 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,656)
Built 1927 (893)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,158)
Iowa (6,793)
Jasper County, Iowa (84)
Lost (28,489)
Lost 1981 (105)
 Lost during 1980s (1,533)
Marsh arch (71)
Newton, Iowa (5)
Owned by city (6,082)
Rainbow arch (257)
Replaced by new bridge (19,375)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,652)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,186)

Update Log 

  • July 26, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected map/GPS
  • September 9, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • HAER IA-4 - Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge
  • Image
  • Luke

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