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UP - 250th Street Overpass

Kossuth County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Scott Rath

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BH Photo #241153

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over CR B30/250th Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Kossuth County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1940
Builder
- Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. of Des Moines, Iowa & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #809 1/2
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.13047, -94.19045   (decimal degrees)
43°07'50" N, 94°11'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/403173/4775991 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Burt
Inventory numbers
IA 215240 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 53824 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,981)
Built 1940 (1,082)
Built during 1940s (4,117)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,410)
Iowa (6,555)
Kossuth County, Iowa (27)
Open (40,018)
Owned by railroad (12,668)
 Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. (32)
Railroad (15,792)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,768)
Steel stringer (6,359)
Timber stringer (4,091)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,614)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,379)

Update Log 

  • July 19, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 6, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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