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4th Street Bridge

Emmet County, Iowa

Photo 

1907 image of bridge

Photo taken by L.C. Doolittle

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BH Photo #348675

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss over West Fork Des Moines River on 4th Street
Location
Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 402.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.41128, -94.84145   (decimal degrees)
43°24'41" N, 94°50'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/350910/4808135 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Estherville
Inventory number
BH 63983 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Des Moines River (228)
Emmet County, Iowa (21)
Estherville, Iowa (7)
Iowa (6,500)
Lost (24,749)
Pratt through truss (5,393)
 Pratt truss (9,300)
Replaced by new bridge (16,590)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,398)
Through truss (15,075)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,231)
Truss (32,799)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • November 7, 2014: Added by James Holzmeier

Sources 

  • James Holzmeier - wabashry [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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