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RI - Rock Creek Arch Bridge

Muscatine County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Luke in September 2013

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BH Photo #265948

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rock Creek on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Location
Muscatine County, Iowa
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1901; Replaced on a new alignment sometime between 1933-37 due to the construction of Lock & Dam 16
Railroad
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.44309, -90.99134   (decimal degrees)
41°26'35" N, 90°59'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/667799/4589893 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Illinois City
Inventory number
BH 57882 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,681)
Arch (12,199)
Built 1901 (546)
Built during 1900s (7,267)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,115)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,047)
 Deck arch (11,435)
Iowa (6,537)
Lost 1933 (49)
Lost during 1930s (641)
Muscatine County, Iowa (177)
Railroad (15,619)

Update Log 

  • September 7, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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