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Monsrud Bridge

Allamakee County, Iowa
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Overview
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Paint Creek on Swebakken Road, now resides in Yellow River State Forest
Location
Allamakee County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Moved to Yellow River State Forest for display in 2004
History
Built 1887 by the King Bridge Co.
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Bowstring pony-arch truss
Dimensions
Span length: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 43.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Also called
Paint Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.21881, -91.32678   (decimal degrees)
43°13'08" N, 91°19'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/635897/4786473 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Waterville
Inventory numbers
IA 61840 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 49160 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/1991)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1984)
40

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Allamakee County, Iowa (35)
Bowstring pony truss (127)
Bowstring truss (211)
Built 1887 (130)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Iowa (3,511)
King Bridge Co. (161)
Open (28,320)
 Owned by state (9,810)
Pony truss (13,217)
Preserved (652)
Relocated (365)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,056)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,629)
Truss (23,575)
Wrought iron (225)

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  • July 22, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

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Monsrud Bridge
Posted July 22, 2011, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

I do not know where it is located in the Yellow River State Forest (and google maps is no help) so I marked its original location as that is the best I can do for you guys.