Union Avenue Overpass

Photos

Looking East

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in May 2017

BH Photo #392443

Overview: Pony truss bridge over the BNSF Railroad on Union Avenue
Location: Adams County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1954
Railroads: - Amtrak (AMTK)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 34.1 ft.
Total length: 170.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.03860, -94.52823 (decimal degrees)
41°02'19" N, 94°31'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/371546/4544166 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Prescott
Land survey: T. 72 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 15
Inventory numbers: IA 59501 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12773 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2005): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 52.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 50