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UP Lincoln Highway Overpass

Story County, Iowa
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The west approach

This is a bridge that drivers have dreaded for years, hoping to not meet a large truck coming from the other direction. The concrete abutment is as scary today as it was in the heyday of the Lincoln Highway.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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Facts 

Overview
Bridge over E-41 (The Lincoln Highway) on Union Pacific Double Mainline (Formerly Chicago & North Western Railway)
Location
Story County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1918 (according to stamp on abutment, plate says 1917)
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Twin skewed 45' deck plate girders
Dimensions
Span length: 45.0 ft.
Total length: 45.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.6 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.02140, -93.39100   (decimal degrees)
42°01'17" N, 93°23'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/467629/4652226 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Nevada
Inventory numbers
IA 49430 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 36342 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/1999)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991)
1,670

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (449)
Built 1918 (329)
Built during 1910s (6,730)
Chicago & North Western Railway (470)
Deck girder (1,800)
Girder (3,236)
Have street view (9,889)
Iowa (3,503)
Lincoln Highway (81)
 NR-eligible (3,749)
Open (28,309)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Plate girder (2,250)
Railroad (4,070)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,053)
Story County, Iowa (94)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,628)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)

Update Log 

  • September 8, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI data
  • July 24, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information and correct build date
  • April 19, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • February 21, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • February 16, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Chicago & North Western Railway"
  • July 31, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Bridge to "Lincoln Highway" Category
  • March 2, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - johnmarvig [at] chaska [dot] net
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Lincoln Highway C&NW Bridge
Posted April 19, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

Added build date based on a 1959 ISHC video on vimeo, which mentioned it to be "30 years old".

Lincoln Highway C&NW Bridge
Posted July 22, 2008, by Chad Kelham (ckelham [at] ballstate [dot] bsu [dot] edu)

This bridge(ex-C&NW, now UP) without a doubt is something any motorist would want to brace themselves for (especially with the concrete abutments at either approach ) & makes for one adrenalin-fueled adventure for anyone who wants to travel the Lincoln Highway in this part of Iowa.

All around, awesome pics!!