Dry Run Creek Bridge

Photos

Overview Looking North

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2012

BH Photo #233193

Overview: Bridge over Dry Run Creek on 1st Avenue SW
Location: Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
Builder: - N.M. Stark & Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Span length: 35.1 ft.
Total length: 35.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.67771, -91.91533 (decimal degrees)
42°40'40" N, 91°54'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/588870/4725595 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Oelwein
Average daily traffic (as of 1981): 1,350
Inventory numbers: IA 8980 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13461 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 49.3 (out of 100)
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June 10, 2012: Updated by J.R. Manning: Corrected GPS Coordinates and added photos
June 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Minor textual editing.

Dry Run Creek Bridge

Posted June 10, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

Nice find! NM Stark was Iowa's most prolific arch builder next to Marsh Engineering Co.