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Chester Bridge

Howard County, Iowa
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Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on River Street
Location
Chester, Howard County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built 1890; Removed in ca. 2000
Builder
- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa
Design
Pratt through truss with Pin-connections and Howe Lattice Portal Bracing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 121.1 ft.
Total length: 186.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Also called
Upper Iowa River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.48909, -92.34800   (decimal degrees)
43°29'21" N, 92°20'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/552720/4815336 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lime Springs
Inventory numbers
IA 183730 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 53079 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/1989)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1988)
70

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1890 (142)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Chester, Iowa (1)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (30)
Howard County, Iowa (16)
Iowa (3,506)
Lost (10,368)
Lost 2000 (329)
Lost during 2000s (3,091)
 Owned by county (16,489)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Structurally deficient (16,680)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Truss (23,574)
Upper Iowa River (24)

Update Log 

  • August 7, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited Builder
  • August 7, 2012: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

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

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