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Dakota City Bridge

Humboldt County, Iowa

Photo 

Dakota City Bridge

Looking south downstream

Photo taken February 27, 1986.

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BH Photo #166990

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on 1st Ave N
Location
Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1913, Replaced 1988
Builder
- Iowa Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 259.0 ft.
Deck width: 39.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.72222, -94.19167   (decimal degrees)
42°43'20" N, 94°11'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/402432/4730657 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Humboldt
Land survey
Twp. 91 N., R. 28 W., Sec. 6
Inventory number
BH 45444 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A-frame portal (408)
Built 1913 (786)
Built during 1910s (9,022)
Dakota City, Iowa (3)
Des Moines River (224)
Humboldt County, Iowa (64)
Iowa (6,021)
Iowa Bridge Co. (52)
Lost (20,117)
Lost 1988 (152)
 Lost during 1980s (1,102)
Owned by city (4,736)
Pratt through truss (4,736)
Pratt truss (8,255)
Replaced by new bridge (13,306)
Riveted (1,981)
Through truss (13,297)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,764)
Truss (30,078)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "A-frame portal", "Riveted"
  • January 12, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added Builder
  • June 2, 2010: Updated by Jay Rush: I think Pratt

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