Historic Bridges
of the United States
Rock Falls Bridge
Cerro Gordo County
,
Iowa
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Photo
Overview
Photo taken October 1998 by Jason Smith
Map
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TopoZone
Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Shell Rock River on Spring Street in Rock Falls
Location
Cerro Gordo County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1929 by C.A. Holvik of Mason City, Iowa
Builder
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C.A. Holvik
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 142.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.20644, -93.08452
(decimal degrees)
43°12'23" N, 93°05'04" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/493134/4783743
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Nora Springs
Inventory numbers
NRHP 98000742
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 13094
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 01/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Very Good
(8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 63.5
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2005)
1,300
Categories
Arch
(8,290)
Built 1929
(535)
Built during 1920s
(5,853)
C.A. Holvik
(1)
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
(27)
Deck arch
(7,401)
Functionally obsolete
(6,156)
Iowa
(2,308)
NR-listed
(1,668)
Open
(23,107)
Open-spandrel arch
(261)
Owned by county
(14,544)
Span length 125-175 feet
(2,275)
Total length 125-175 feet
(3,154)
Update Log
January 9, 2006: Posted photo from Jason Smith
Sources
Jason Smith -
JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
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