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CN - US-65 Overpass

Hardin County, Iowa

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CN US-65 Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in November 2016

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BH Photo #369426

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over US 65 on Canadian National Railway
Location
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1958
Builder
- C.F. Lytle Co. of Sioux City, Iowa
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Also called
IC - US-65 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.51555, -93.26277   (decimal degrees)
42°30'56" N, 93°15'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/478414/4707053 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Iowa Falls West
Inventory numbers
IA 27120 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 58910 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,712)
Built 1958 (352)
Built during 1950s (3,844)
C.F. Lytle Co. (4)
Canadian National Railway (510)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (90)
Hardin County, Iowa (86)
Have street view (26,938)
Illinois Central Railroad (582)
 Iowa (6,497)
Iowa Falls, Iowa (25)
Open (39,880)
Owned by railroad (12,415)
Railroad (15,411)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Steel stringer (6,222)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,299)
US 65 (52)

Update Log 

  • November 25, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • November 7, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 29, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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