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UP - US 95 Overpass

Lyon County, Nevada

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Fernley Nevada Underpass Bridge (1936)

Looking at the bridge from the south with a modern Lincoln Highway sign designating it as part of the original Lincoln Highway.

Photo taken by Mike Lynch

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #255419

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Description 

This undepass is a narrow point as you enter Fernley from I-80 from the west. The overpass has been hit a few times by high loads. Had a benchmark on the bridge, see pictures. On the Lincoln Highway Route and later US 40. Fernley was bypassed by I-80.

Facts 

Overview
Concrete deck girder bridge over West Main Street which is Hwys.US 40 & 95 and Nev. 427 on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Fernley, Lyon County, Nevada
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Concrete deck girder. steel girders on concrete abutements
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.9 ft.
Total length: 30.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Also called
Fernley Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.61250, -119.26511   (decimal degrees)
39°36'45" N, 119°15'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/305552/4387200 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fernley West
Inventory numbers
NDOT G-18 (Nevada Dept. of Transportation bridge number)
BH 56472 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1936 (1,158)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Concrete girder (1,003)
Deck girder (5,744)
Fernley, Nevada (1)
Girder (10,233)
Have street view (26,946)
Lincoln Highway (139)
Lyon County, Nevada (9)
NV 447 (1)
 Nevada (154)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,422)
Railroad (15,412)
Southern Pacific Railroad (661)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,668)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,193)
US 95 (18)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)

Update Log 

  • November 15, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • November 29, 2013: New Street View added by Brent Tindall
  • June 4, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI data.
  • June 4, 2013: Added by Mike Lynch

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