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IARR - Drainage Ditch Bridge

Marshall County, Iowa

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RR Ditch Bridge

View looking east from the west end

Photo taken by Dave King on September 24, 2013

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BH Photo #267153

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Ditch on abandoned railroad (former IARR)
Location
Marshall County, Iowa
Status
Closed
Future prospects
Awaiting conversion for trail usage as part of the Iowa River Rail Trail
History
Abandoned 2012
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Iowa River Railroad (IARR)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (MSTL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Timber stringer
Also called
M&STL - Drainage Ditch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.05807, -92.96612   (decimal degrees)
42°03'29" N, 92°57'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/502803/4656224 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Marshalltown
Inventory number
BH 58160 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,943)
Beam (16,959)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,451)
Have street view (29,266)
Iowa (6,811)
Iowa River Rail Trail (9)
Iowa River Railroad (9)
 Marshall County, Iowa (93)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (154)
Owned by county (21,659)
Railroad (16,531)
Timber stringer (4,343)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,480)

Update Log 

  • December 27, 2016: Updated by Dylan VanAntwerp: Added categories "Union Pacific Railroad", "Iowa River Railroad", "Iowa River Rail Trail"
  • September 24, 2013: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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