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Hawkeye Avenue Bridge

Floyd County, Iowa
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Overview

Photo taken by Jason & Birgit Smith

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Closed through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Hawkeye Avenue in Nora Springs
Location
Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa
Status
Closed to traffic
History
Built 1903; Rehabilitated 1952
Builder
- E.L. Chambers
Design
Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 124.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.13812, -93.00656   (decimal degrees)
43°08'17" N, 93°00'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/499466/4776152 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Nora Springs
Inventory numbers
IA 8730 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13506 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/1991)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 32.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1972)
74

Categories 

7-panel truss (247)
Built 1903 (267)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Closed (2,071)
E.L. Chambers (1)
Floyd County, Iowa (38)
Functionally obsolete (7,035)
Howe lattice portal bracing (10)
Iowa (3,499)
Nora Springs, Iowa (4)
 Owned by city (3,048)
Pin-connected (1,519)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,299)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,632)
Truss (23,565)

Update Log 

  • March 23, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI data
  • August 7, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added information on the bridge
  • December 19, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added GPS coordinates
  • December 19, 2005: Posted photos from Jason & Birgit Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Frank Hicks
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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