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UP Grand Avenue Overpass

Story County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Luke Harden in April 2012

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Grand Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Ames, Story County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Ben Cole & Son of Ames, Iowa
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 66.9 ft.
Total length: 66.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.02450, -93.62025   (decimal degrees)
42°01'28" N, 93°37'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/448651/4652681 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ames East
Inventory numbers
IA 48970 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 49291 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/1998)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
14,800

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (449)
Ames, Iowa (37)
Beam (6,042)
Ben Cole & Son (6)
Built 1938 (581)
Built during 1930s (8,553)
Chicago & North Western Railway (470)
Have street view (9,887)
Iowa (3,501)
 Open (28,306)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Railroad (4,070)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,995)
Steel stringer (2,323)
Story County, Iowa (94)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
US 69 (26)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)

Update Log 

  • April 14, 2012: New photos from Luke Harden
  • April 13, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: added builder
  • February 17, 2012: New video from Luke Harden
  • August 23, 2011: New photos from Luke Harden
  • August 5, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

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  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Flickr - Image

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