Historic Bridges
of the United States
280th Street Bridge
Buchanan County
,
Iowa
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Overview
Relocated pony truss bridge on the SW 6th Street Liberty Trail in Independence
Location
Buchanan County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Originally built 1898 southwest of Independence on 280th Street; relocated 2001
Design
Kingpost pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 52.2 ft.
Total length: 56.1 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1998
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.38499, -91.94294
(decimal degrees)
42°23'06" N, 91°56'35" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 87 N., R. 09 W., Sec. 06
Inventory numbers
NRHP 98000756
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 12924
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 12/2004)
Deck condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 100.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
15
Categories
19th Century
(1,704)
Buchanan County, Iowa
(36)
Built 1898
(74)
Built during 1890s
(642)
Iowa
(2,120)
Kingpost truss
(19)
NR-listed
(1,472)
Open to pedestrians
(361)
Owned by county
(14,113)
Pony truss
(9,381)
Relocated
(121)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,624)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,927)
Truss
(15,706)
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Historic Bridges of Iowa
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