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Shaw Road Bridge

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Photos taken August 2007 by J.R. Manning

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Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Shaw Road
Location
Jones County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1954
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 335.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.08326, -91.26747   (decimal degrees)
42°04'60" N, 91°16'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/643299/4660473 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 84 N., R. 4 W., Sec. 13
USGS topographic map
Anamosa
Inventory numbers
IA 207750 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13795 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2012)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 27.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
320

Update Log 

  • February 17, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: Corrected the GPS
  • August 2, 2010: New photos from Quinn Phelan
  • October 8, 2007: Posted photos from J.R. Manning

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Quinn Phelan - qphelan [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth