Otter Creek Bridge

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This bridge is a highlight for fans of the Lincoln Highway touring through Iowa. You can see an older photo of the bridge, before the road was repaved, at the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association website. The link is in the comments section.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

BH Photo #109954

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Overview: Steel stringer bridge over a drainage ditch on CR E39 (former Lincoln Highway) in Ralston
Location: Ralston, Greene County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1924
Builder: - Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Span length: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 43.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Drainage Ditch 150-86 Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.04886, -94.62076 (decimal degrees)
42°02'56" N, 94°37'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/365873/4656471 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Scranton
Land survey: T. 84 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 31
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 290
Inventory numbers: IA 162940 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13534 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2016): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 27.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

December 25, 2014: New Street View added by Luke
March 5, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning
January 27, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Luke

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CR E39 Bridge

Posted January 27, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

An older photo of this bridge, before the road was repaved, can be found at the Lincoln Highway Association, Iowa Chapter website.

http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/iowa/iowa/greeneCo/scrant...