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Lincoln Highway Des Moines River Bridge

Boone County, Iowa
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Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Lincoln Highway
Location
Boone County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1928; replaced 2000
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 647.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.04344, -93.93270   (decimal degrees)
42°02'36" N, 93°55'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/422808/4655019 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 84 N., R. 27 W., Sec. 36
USGS topographic map
Boone West
Inventory numbers
IA 15420 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12894 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/1999)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
1,840

Categories 

Boone County, Iowa (55)
Built 1928 (805)
Built during 1920s (7,031)
Des Moines River (156)
Iowa (3,491)
Lincoln Highway (81)
Lost (10,353)
Lost 2000 (329)
Lost during 2000s (3,090)
NR-eligible (3,749)
 Owned by county (16,482)
Replaced by new bridge (7,132)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,482)
Structurally deficient (16,676)
Sufficiency rating zero (308)
Through truss (9,200)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,803)
Truss (23,559)
US 30 (62)

Update Log 

  • February 19, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added GPS and Added Bridge Data, Added to Lincoln Highway Category

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