IAIS - McPherson Avenue Overpass

Photos 

Photo taken by Bradley J. Grefe

View this photo on Flickr

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 (RI; CRIP; ROCK)
- 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 

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

Sources 

• Luke
• Flickr - Taken by JB Holman
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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