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Overview

Photos taken by Jason Smith

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Plaque

1901
Clinton Bridge
&
Iron Works
Builders
Clinton Iowa

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Eyebar joint

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Oblique view

Photo taken by Jason Smith in Summer 1998

Vicinity map

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 210th Avenue north of Spencer in Spencer
Location: Spencer, Clay County, Iowa
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1901 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; relocated here in 1915
Builder: - Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa
Design: Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 177.0 ft.
Total length: 180.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Dump Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.16300, -95.17013 (decimal degrees)
43°09'47" N, 95°10'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/323582/4781201 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Spencer
Inventory numbers: IA 116790 (Iowa bridge number)
NRHP 98000810 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 13161 (Bridgehunter.com ID)