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Lewis Street Bridge

Humboldt County, Iowa
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Dead end approach

Photo taken 1999 by Jason Smith

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost two-span through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on Lewis Street in Humboldt
Location
Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1906, closed in the 70s, demolished 1981
Builder
- A.H. Austin of Webster City, Iowa
Design
Pratt through truss, was a one-lane bridge.
Also called
Grant Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.71965, -94.22071   (decimal degrees)
42°43'11" N, 94°13'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/400050/4730405 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 91 N., R. 29 W., Sec. 12
USGS topographic map
Humboldt
Inventory number
BH 13657 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A.H. Austin (5)
Built 1906 (360)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Des Moines River (159)
Humboldt County, Iowa (60)
Humboldt, Iowa (4)
Iowa (3,506)
Lost (10,368)
Lost 1981 (20)
 Lost during 1980s (436)
Pin-connected (1,521)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Through truss (9,210)
Town lattice portal bracing (10)
Truss (23,574)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Wooden deck", "Town lattice portal bracing"
  • July 1, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • January 12, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder
  • May 1, 2010: Updated by Jay Rush: added some info

Related Bridges 

Sources 

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

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