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Rating:
57882
{97}%
4 votes
RI - Rock Creek Arch Bridge
Muscatine County
,
Iowa
Photos
Photo taken by Luke in September 2013
View this photo at 500px.com
BH Photo #265948
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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
Sources
Luke
Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems
- 1930s Aerial Imagery
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