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Shell Rock River Bridge

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

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Abutment from a previous bridge

This was the abutment of a bridge that was built in 1890. That bridge was a pin-connected through truss bridge with a span of 124 ft. and width of 16 feet.

Photo taken by Jason Smith

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BH Photo #111019

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Cnty B15/330th Street
Location
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1927; replaced 2003
Design
Pratt through truss with A-frame portal bracing and riveted connections. Has a 45° skew
Dimensions
Span length: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 140.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.24167, -93.11667   (decimal degrees)
43°14'30" N, 93°07'00" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/490528/4787658 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Nora Springs
Land survey
T. 97 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 8
Inventory numbers
IA 106490 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13098 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A-frame portal (409)
Built 1927 (809)
Built during 1920s (9,460)
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (94)
Iowa (6,178)
Lost (22,109)
Lost 2003 (508)
Lost during 2000s (4,027)
Owned by county (19,991)
Pratt through truss (4,954)
 Pratt truss (8,676)
Riveted (2,047)
Shell Rock River (40)
Skewed (4,809)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,987)
Structurally deficient (15,907)
Through truss (13,956)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,653)
Truss (31,118)

Update Log 

  • October 11, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Skewed", "Riveted", "A-frame portal"
  • May 1, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added GPS and Updated Road Data
  • February 4, 2008: New photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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