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Washington Ave Crosses The Frozen Iowa River

It looks like the river makes a great snowmobile "freeway"

Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009

Overview: Arch bridge over Iowa River on Washington Avenue in Iowa Falls
Location: Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1934
Builder: - Welden Brothers Construction Co. of Iowa Falls, Iowa
Design: Open-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 172.9 ft.
Total length: 380.3 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1998
Also called: Iowa River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.51941, -93.27126 (decimal degrees)
42°31'10" N, 93°16'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/477718/4707483 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Iowa Falls West
Inventory numbers: IA 27000 (Iowa bridge number)
NRHP 98000518 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 13576 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 38.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 7,100