Historic Bridges
of the United States
295th Street Bridge
Cerro Gordo County
,
Iowa
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Photos taken by Jason and Birgit Smith
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on 295th Street at Wilkinson Pioneer Park
Location
Cerro Gordo County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Made obsolete by new bridge in 1985
Design
Pin-connected Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 118.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.19148, -93.07117
(decimal degrees)
43°11'29" N, 93°04'16" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/494216/4782080
(zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 97 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 27
USGS topographic map
Nora Springs
Inventory number
BH 13086
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
(27)
Iowa
(2,308)
Open to pedestrians
(628)
Pin-connected
(589)
Through truss
(6,454)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,936)
Truss
(19,453)
Whipple truss
(73)
Wooden deck
(5,198)
Update Log
May 1, 2006: Posted photos from Jason and Birgit Smith
Sources
Jason Smith -
JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
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