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UP 6th Street Overpass

Story County, Iowa
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Photo taken by Luke Harden

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Description 

Built in 1900 to serve as a flood drainage structure. When Squaw Creek was at flood stage this structure allowed floodwaters to escape, taking the pressure off the main creek bridge and the railroad's elevated right-of-way. The current bridge was installed in 1938

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over 6th Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Ames, Story County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1938
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 38.1 ft.
Total length: 38.1 ft.
Deck width: 32.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.02814, -93.63214   (decimal degrees)
42°01'41" N, 93°37'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/447670/4653094 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ames West
Inventory numbers
IA 501500 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 49399 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/1998)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000)
6,874

Categories 

Ames, Iowa (37)
Built 1938 (584)
Built during 1930s (8,575)
Chicago & North Western Railway (492)
Deck girder (1,832)
Girder (3,288)
Have street view (10,035)
Iowa (3,615)
 Open (28,454)
Owned by railroad (4,120)
Plate girder (2,285)
Railroad (4,223)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,104)
Story County, Iowa (95)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,655)
Union Pacific Railroad (832)

Update Log 

  • April 23, 2013: New photos from Luke Harden
  • April 14, 2012: New photos from Luke Harden
  • February 16, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Union Pacific Railroad"
  • September 1, 2011: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • August 23, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date and description
  • August 22, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

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

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