CNW - Grand Avenue Overpass (S)

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Description 

Facts 

Overview

Lost pony plate girder bridge over Grand Avenue

Location

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Status

Removed

History

Built 1937; Removed ca. 1985

Builders

- Ben Cole & Sons Construction Co. of Ames, Iowa (Erection)
- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Fabrication)

Railroad

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)

Design

Pony plate girder

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.02396, -93.62032   (decimal degrees)
42°01'26" N, 93°37'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/448646/4652622 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Ames East

Inventory number

BH 49292 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 13, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected builder
• July 7, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
• August 16, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Adde builders
• August 16, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• June 25, 2012: New photo from Luke Harden
• April 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad"
• August 23, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Correected type
• August 5, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Removed the streetview as it was of the other underpass that still exists.
• August 5, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith

Sources 

• Luke
• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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