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UP - 465th Avenue Overpass

Poweshiek County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking East-NE

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in May 2017

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BH Photo #388891

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Steel Stringer Bridge over 465th Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Poweshiek County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1940
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Iowa Central Railway (IAC)
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL; MSTL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 28.0 ft.
Total length: 74.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.62335, -92.71405   (decimal degrees)
41°37'24" N, 92°42'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/523820/4607997 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Searsboro
Inventory number
BH 57824 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,138)
Beam (11,841)
Built 1940 (908)
Built during 1940s (3,549)
Iowa (5,773)
Iowa Central Railway (36)
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (132)
Open (36,418)
 Owned by railroad (9,765)
Poweshiek County, Iowa (72)
Railroad (13,045)
Span length 25-50 feet (13,488)
Steel stringer (4,652)
Timber stringer (3,336)
Total length 50-75 feet (8,412)
Union Pacific Railroad (1,906)

Update Log 

  • September 12, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • May 4, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • September 1, 2013: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Daniel Barnes
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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