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Berwick Drive Overpass

Polk County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking South

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in October 2016

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BH Photo #369233

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Timber stringer bridge over Railroad on Berwick Drive
Location
Polk County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1948
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 24.9 ft.
Total length: 121.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.68056, -93.55139   (decimal degrees)
41°40'50" N, 93°33'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/454107/4614456 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines NE
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
400
Inventory numbers
IA 281180 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 52710 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 39.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (15,722)
Built 1948 (405)
Built during 1940s (4,095)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,113)
Have street view (26,952)
Iowa (6,509)
Open (39,894)
Owned by county (20,786)
 Polk County, Iowa (272)
Span length under 25 feet (6,900)
Structurally deficient (14,193)
Timber stringer (4,021)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,174)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,374)
Wooden railroad overpass (93)

Update Log 

  • May 17, 2020: New photo from Daniel Barnes
  • February 3, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • November 6, 2016: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • March 28, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • June 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Union Pacific Railroad"

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Daniel Barnes

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