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Photo taken by Jason Smith

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 495th Street east of US 71
Location: Clay County, Iowa
Status: Destroyed by tornado in 2004; Replaced by an UCEB in 2005
Future prospects: Replaced by an UCEB
History: Built 1905 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; relocated here in 1926; rehabilitated in 1943 and 1984; destroyed by tornado in June 2004; replaced in 2005
Builder: - Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa
Design: Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 190.4 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.92936, -95.09789 (decimal degrees)
42°55'46" N, 95°05'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/328806/4755105 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 1260 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Webb
Inventory number: BH 13152 (Bridgehunter.com ID)