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CN - 8th Street Overpass

Webster County, Iowa

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8th Street West Underpass

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2012

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BH Photo #236241

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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
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
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)
Quadrangle map:
Fort Dodge South
Inventory numbers
IA 5160 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 52990 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1921 (585)
Built during 1920s (10,072)
Canadian National Railway (553)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (93)
Fort Dodge, Iowa (29)
Have street view (27,622)
Illinois Central Railroad (601)
Iowa (6,611)
 Open (40,225)
Owned by railroad (12,893)
Railroad (16,034)
Slab (2,120)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,903)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,321)
Webster County, Iowa (88)

Update Log 

  • May 18, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 16, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • 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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