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East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge

Audubon County, Iowa, and Shelby County, Iowa

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over East Branch West Nishnabotna River on Yellowwood Road
Location
Audubon County, Iowa, and Shelby County, Iowa
Status
Now a private farm field access
History
Built 1924
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 131.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.74210, -95.09336   (decimal degrees)
41°44'32" N, 95°05'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/325930/4623260 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kimballton
Land survey
T. 80 N., R. 36 W., Sec. 18
Inventory numbers
IA 68880 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12849 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,980)
Audubon County, Iowa (39)
Built 1924 (780)
Built during 1920s (10,350)
Iowa (6,830)
Iowa State Highway Commission (838)
Nishnabotna River (76)
 Owned privately (1,993)
Pony truss (17,349)
Shelby County, Iowa (62)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,577)
Structurally deficient (12,662)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,386)
Truss (37,310)

Update Log 

  • May 12, 2015: Updated by Kevin Skow: Updated status based on satellite imagery. The bridge is now privately owned.
  • April 10, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated GPS and Road Name

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Kevin Skow - weatherbum [at] hotmail [dot] com

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