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IAIS - 4th Street Overpass

Scott County, Iowa

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Street View 

Description 

Truss bridge on railroad approach to Government Bridge

Facts 

Overview
Subdivided Warren Through truss bridge on Iowa Interstate Railroad over 4th Street
Location
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1928
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
Design
Warren through truss with sub-panels approached by I-Beams
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 142.0 ft.
Total length: 172.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.52339, -90.57097   (decimal degrees)
41°31'24" N, 90°34'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/702667/4599709 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Davenport East
Inventory numbers
IA 2950 (Iowa bridge number)
NRHP 03001290 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
IA 3340 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14370 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,357)
Built 1928 (1,123)
Built during 1920s (9,460)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (997)
Davenport Iowa Raised Railroad (10)
Davenport, Iowa (62)
Have street view (25,338)
Historic Bridge Weekend 2013 (145)
Iowa (6,177)
Iowa Interstate Railroad (181)
Open (38,116)
Owned by railroad (11,049)
 Railroad (14,303)
Riveted (2,046)
Scott County, Iowa (116)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,986)
Through truss (13,956)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,653)
Truss (31,117)
Warren through truss (1,548)
Warren through truss with sub-panels (69)
Warren truss (6,230)
X-Frame Portal (34)

Update Log 

  • September 27, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 30, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • December 28, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • December 27, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder
  • December 3, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 26, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 8, 2011: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • June 11, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photograph

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