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325th Street Bridge

Delaware County, Iowa

Photos 

325th Street Thru Truss Bridge

Photo taken by Dave King

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BH Photo #253091

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on 325th Street
Location
Delaware County, Iowa
Status
Abandoned; hunters still walk this bridge
History
Built ca. 1920
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 86.0 ft.
Total length: 88.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.31828, -91.56308   (decimal degrees)
42°19'06" N, 91°33'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/618408/4686114 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Coggon
Land survey
T. 87 N., R. 6 W., Sec. 29
Inventory numbers
IA 140310 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13378 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

5-panel truss (485)
A-frame portal (420)
Abandoned (3,652)
Built during 1920s (9,927)
Delaware County, Iowa (64)
Iowa (6,509)
Lattice Railing (211)
One-lane traffic (7,606)
Owned by county (20,788)
 Pin-connected (3,902)
Pratt through truss (5,395)
Pratt truss (9,302)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,433)
Through truss (15,080)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,587)
Truss (32,805)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • June 10, 2016: Updated by Tony Dillon: Fixed coordinates
  • March 14, 2015: Updated by Dave King: Added categories "Lattice Railing", "A-frame portal", "One-lane traffic"
  • September 19, 2013: Updated by Dave King: Changed info
  • May 3, 2013: New photos from Dave King
  • February 2, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge is a Pratt through truss; is abandoned

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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