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CN Oak Avenue Overpass

Hamilton County, Iowa
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View from the south

Note the damage to the arch caused by oversized trucks

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2011

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete Arch bridge on CN Railroad over Oak Avenue in Webster City
Location
Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Span length: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 20.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.47150, -93.80795   (decimal degrees)
42°28'17" N, 93°48'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/433583/4702444 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Webster City
Inventory numbers
IA 12350 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13567 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/1999)
Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
670

Categories 

Arch (9,419)
Built 1902 (244)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Canadian National Railway (169)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (43)
Closed-spandrel arch (2,759)
Deck arch (8,700)
Hamilton County, Iowa (27)
 Illinois Central Railroad (211)
Iowa (3,506)
Open (28,316)
Owned by railroad (4,045)
Railroad (4,070)
Span length under 25 feet (4,081)
Total length under 25 feet (1,401)
Webster City, Iowa (12)

Update Log 

  • March 27, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 15, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
  • October 19, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad", "Illinois Central Railroad"
  • September 7, 2011: New photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net

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