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CN 8th Street Bridge

Webster County, Iowa
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8th Street West Underpass

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2012

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Overview
Concrete deck girder bridge over 8th Street West on Canadian National Railroad
Location
Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1920
Design
3 Span Concrete Slab/Art Deco
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 45.0 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.49873, -94.18600   (decimal degrees)
42°29'55" N, 94°11'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/402548/4705833 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fort Dodge South
Inventory numbers
IA 5160 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 52990 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991)
752

Categories 

Built 1921 (389)
Built during 1920s (7,031)
Canadian National Railway (169)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (43)
Fort Dodge, Iowa (14)
Illinois Central Railroad (211)
Iowa (3,499)
 Open (28,302)
Owned by railroad (4,037)
Railroad (4,068)
Slab (620)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,048)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,626)
Webster County, Iowa (35)

Update Log 

  • November 30, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: added NBI information
  • August 3, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • July 26, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Canadian National Railway"
  • July 26, 2012: Added by John Marvig

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