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IAIS - McPherson Avenue Overpass

Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Bradley J. Grefe

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BH Photo #245890

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over McPherson Avenue & Little Mosquito Creek on Railroad
Location
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901, Approaches Replaced 2013/2014
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 320.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.26146, -95.79905   (decimal degrees)
41°15'41" N, 95°47'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/265516/4571561 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Council Bluffs North
Inventory number
BH 53081 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (14,201)
Built 1901 (507)
Built during 1900s (6,741)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,300)
Chicago Great Western Railway (180)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (996)
Concrete deck (77)
Concrete stringer (673)
Council Bluffs, Iowa (43)
Deck girder (4,987)
Girder (9,030)
Have street view (25,188)
 Iowa (6,173)
Iowa Interstate Railroad (181)
Open (38,328)
Owned by railroad (10,960)
Plate girder (6,863)
Pottawattamie County, Iowa (139)
Railroad (14,253)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,547)
Steel Trestle (151)
Tall Bridges (319)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,854)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,138)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • January 31, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 2, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • November 18, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 18, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 14, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • August 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Tall Bridges"
  • August 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added link to image
  • August 7, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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