Photos
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Looking West Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009 |
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Looking East A beautiful elliptical arch. Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009 |
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Deck Two traffic lanes & seperated sidewalks. Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009 |
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Minimalistic Railings I wonder if these "simple" railings replaced older more decorative ones ? Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009 |
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South Approach Here is your first view of Iowa Falls coming from the south on Hwy 65. Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in January 2009 |
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Facts
- Overview
- Open-spandrel arch bridge over Iowa River on US 65 in Iowa Falls
- Location
- Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Future prospects
- Scheduled for replacement
- History
- Built 1928; rehabilitated 1967
- Builder
- - Welden Brothers Construction Co.
- Design
- Open-spandrel arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 234.9 ft.
Total length: 254.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Oak Street Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.51786, -93.26286 (decimal degrees)
42°31'04" N, 93°15'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/478408/4707309 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Iowa Falls West
- Inventory numbers
- IA 27140 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13578 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 07/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 4.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 9,600
Update Log
- December 30, 2009: Updated by David Backlin: Added contractor
- February 21, 2009: Essay added by Quinn Phelan
- January 6, 2009: New photos from Quinn Phelan
Sources
- Quinn Phelan - qphelan [at] earthlink [dot] net
- David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
Comments
Iowa River US 65 Bridge
I can't believe this - I drove my car over this bridge a few years ago and had no idea what was underneath!
Iowa River US 65 Bridge
According to a June 23rd 2009 communication with Iowa Department of Transportation, this bridge is to be demolished and replaced with a steel through arch "soon".