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Jefferson Highway Little River Bridge

Decatur County, Iowa

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From the Report of the State Highway Commission For Year Ending December 1, 1922

© Iowa Department of Transportation

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Little River on Jefferson Avenue
Location
Decatur County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1921; Replaced 1943
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.67325, -93.77651   (decimal degrees)
40°40'24" N, 93°46'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/434372/4502775 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Davis City
Inventory number
BH 68661 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1921 (619)
Built during 1920s (10,435)
Decatur County, Iowa (49)
ISHC Standard Series T (199)
Iowa (6,865)
Iowa State Highway Commission (840)
Jefferson Highway (50)
Lost (31,786)
Lost 1943 (40)
 Lost during 1940s (657)
Owned by state (16,770)
Parker through truss (1,445)
Parker truss (1,842)
Replaced by new bridge (21,678)
Through truss (19,023)
Truss (38,301)
US 69 (48)

Update Log 

  • October 2, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • July 24, 2015: Added by Luke

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Sources 

  • Luke
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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