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BNSF - 2nd Street Overpass

Montgomery County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking North

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in November 2017

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BH Photo #412207

Map 

Street View 

Description 

This bridge has a height limit of 12' 6"

Old NBI listed the bridge as an arch

Facts 

Overview
Steel Stringer bridge over 2nd Street on the BNSF Railway in Red Oak
Location
Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1903
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Steel Stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 37.0 ft.
Total length: 37.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.00228, -95.23046   (decimal degrees)
41°00'08" N, 95°13'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/312414/4541406 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Red Oak North
Inventory numbers
IA 9790 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14123 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (574)
BNSF Railway (1,589)
Beam (16,885)
Built 1903 (624)
Built during 1900s (7,642)
Burlington Northern Railroad (507)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (571)
Have street view (28,910)
Iowa (6,793)
 Montgomery County, Iowa (77)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,502)
Railroad (16,459)
Red Oak, Iowa (19)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,221)
Steel stringer (6,713)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,501)

Update Log 

  • November 30, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • November 29, 2014: New Street View added by Luke
  • June 24, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Clarified type
  • March 2, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Bridge still exists, I though the bridge went OVER the tracks
  • March 23, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Daniel Barnes

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