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CN - DeSoto Avenue Bridge

Pottawattamie County, Iowa

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CN DeSoto Avenue Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2015

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BH Photo #339912

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Overview
Closed-spandrel arch over Desoto Avenue on Canadian National Railway
Location
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Span length: 18.0 ft.
Total length: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.49911, -95.89547   (decimal degrees)
41°29'57" N, 95°53'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/258320/4598213 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Loveland
Average daily traffic (as of 1996)
1,730
Inventory numbers
IA 290950 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 53085 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 1998)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,656)
Built 1907 (746)
Built during 1900s (7,642)
Canadian National Railway (571)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (95)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,260)
Deck arch (11,893)
Have street view (28,909)
IA 326 (1)
 Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Iowa (6,793)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,501)
Pottawattamie County, Iowa (143)
Railroad (16,459)
Span length under 25 feet (7,093)
Total length under 25 feet (2,594)

Update Log 

  • March 24, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • October 19, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 18, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • August 8, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Daniel Barnes

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