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Cass Street Bridge

Clayton County, Iowa
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Overview Looking Northeast

It looks like this bridge originally had four spans, perhaps even five, but there are only two spans extant. Watch that last step…

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2012

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Volga River on Cass Street in Volga
Location
Clayton County, Iowa
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1923
Design
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 214.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.80458, -91.53925   (decimal degrees)
42°48'16" N, 91°32'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/619440/4740148 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Volga
Inventory numbers
IA 11570 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13176 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1923 (415)
Built during 1920s (7,031)
Clayton County, Iowa (72)
Closed (2,071)
Iowa (3,490)
Owned by county (16,482)
Pony truss (13,215)
 Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,788)
Truss (23,559)
Warren pony truss (1,987)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (164)
Warren truss (3,955)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2012: New photos from J.R. Manning

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