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

BH Photo #134526

Created by Quinn Phelan

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

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Overview: Through truss bridge over Iowa River on Greencastle Avenue
Location: Johnson County, Iowa
Status: Abandoned
History: Built 1922; Abandoned 1992
Builders: - 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: Greencastle Bridge
DuPont 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)
Inspection (as of 03/1995): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1993): 100

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

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

Greencastle Avenue Bridge

Posted April 6, 2017, by joe

the surroundings to the bridge are terrible and very unmaintained

Green Castle Road Bridge

Posted July 7, 2011, by Julie Bowers (jbowerz1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

People come through and say "Hey check out my bridge." so I do and this one is very sad. Maybe it should go somewhere else.