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390th Street Overpass

Crawford County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking East

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in July 2017

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BH Photo #397514

Map 

Description 

1-41'3" Girder likely built out of a modified railroad span

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over BNSF on 390th Street
Location
Crawford County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1913
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 41.0 ft.
Total length: 157.2 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #Z-1333 1/2
MILW Bridge #Z-1333.5
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.91044, -95.11235   (decimal degrees)
41°54'38" N, 95°06'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/324810/4641989 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Manning
Inventory numbers
IA 126110 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 77970 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,477)
Beam (15,386)
Built 1913 (852)
Built during 1910s (9,565)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,014)
Crawford County, Iowa (96)
Girder (10,050)
Iowa (6,394)
Modified (38)
Open (39,652)
 Owned by county (20,591)
Plate girder (7,777)
Rail-to-overpass (54)
Railroad (15,286)
Relocated (869)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,469)
Through girder (3,701)
Timber stringer (3,970)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,879)

Update Log 

  • October 27, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 20, 2017: Added by Daniel Barnes

Sources 

  • Daniel Barnes
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
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390th Street Overpass
Posted September 23, 2018, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge bears a resemblance to a bridge in my hometown:

http://bridgehunter.com/mn/carver/mcknight-road/

The Minnesota bridge was built using girders that were rebuilt for road use. It would not surprise me if that was the case here as well.