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IA78 Skunk River Bridge

Jefferson County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo taken by Steph Mineart

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BH Photo #235107

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Skunk River on IA 78 in Coppock
Location
Coppock, Jefferson County, Iowa
Status
Replaced
History
Built 1937; Replaced 2003
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 471.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.16074, -91.71871   (decimal degrees)
41°09'39" N, 91°43'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/607497/4557391 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wayland
Inventory numbers
IA 31420 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13758 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1937 (725)
Built during 1930s (10,708)
Coppock, Iowa (2)
Iowa (5,943)
Jefferson County, Iowa (33)
Lost (19,650)
Lost 2003 (494)
Lost during 2000s (3,782)
Owned by state (14,055)
Polygonal Warren through truss (380)
 Polygonal Warren truss (949)
Replaced by new bridge (13,000)
Skunk River (31)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,841)
Structurally deficient (18,104)
Through truss (13,148)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,704)
Truss (29,816)
Warren truss (5,937)

Update Log 

  • January 12, 2016: New photo from Luke
  • November 4, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added city
  • July 13, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • August 22, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photograph
  • July 18, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been replaced

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Luke
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