Shell Rock River Bridge

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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

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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)

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