Blood Run Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by Jason Smith

BH Photo #101798

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Blood Run Creek on Oak Avenue north of Livermore
Location: Humboldt County, Iowa
Status: Destroyed by collision; road later abandoned
History: Built 1901 by the Marshalltown Bridge & Iron Works; destroyed 2003 in car accident
Builder: - Marshalltown Bridge & Iron Works of Marshalltown, Iowa
Design: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 78.0 ft.
Total length: 78.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.87610, -94.17858 (decimal degrees)
42°52'34" N, 94°10'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/403742/4747730 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Saint Joseph
Inventory numbers: IA 185210 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13653 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

February 9, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge no longer exists. Road has now become a sackgasse since the accident in 2003
October 10, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Blood Run Bridge

Posted May 13, 2010, by Jay Rush

The county did replace the bridge.

Blood Run Bridge

Posted January 16, 2010, by Don

Did they replace the bridge or is it just a dead end now?