Greencastle Avenue Bridge

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Greencastle Road Bridge

The bridge is in a very eerie setting because the surrounding area was so stripped by the June 2008 flood.

Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in February 2009

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BH Photo #134526

Map 

Street View 

Short Video 

Go here for a short video from today - Fabruary 28, 2009...

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Greencastle Avenue

Location

Johnson County, Iowa

Status

Abandoned

History

Built 1922; Abandoned 1992

Builders

- A.P. Munson (Subcontractor)
- Iowa Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa

Design

Main span: Riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Approach: Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 102.0 ft.
Total length: 202.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.3 ft.

Also called

DuPont Bridge
Greencastle Bridge
Dupont Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.79162, -91.71446   (decimal degrees)
41°47'30" N, 91°42'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/606813/4627438 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Swisher

Land survey

T. 81 N., R. 7 W.

Inventory numbers

IA 205670 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 25, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
• April 7, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Riveted"
• April 6, 2017: Updated by Luke: Noted specific abandonment date
• June 10, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• March 22, 2014: New photos from Steve Rasmussen
• May 12, 2013: New photos from Dave King
• July 29, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected road and bridge name
• February 28, 2009: Essay added by Quinn Phelan

Related Bridges 

• Dupont Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Quinn Phelan - qphelan [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Luke
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Steve Rasmussen
• June 24th, 1992 edition of the Iowa City Press-Citizen - Newspapers.com - Article

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