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Side view of the bridge Both photos were taken from the frozen Cedar River. JS Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
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Overview This photo was too irresistable. Photo taken by Birgit Smith in December 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Concrete arch bridge over Shermans Creek on Gilbert Street in Charles City
- Location
- Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa
- Status
- Bridge demolished in March 2008. New bridge expected to be completed by September 2008.
- History
- Built 1914; demolished 2008
- Design
- Closed-spandrel concrete arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 38.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.06747, -92.68756 (decimal degrees)
43°04'03" N, 92°41'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/525438/4768354 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Charles City
- Inventory numbers
- IA 24960 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13505 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 08/2007)
- Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 73.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 5,500