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US169 East Fork Des Moines River Bridge (N)

Kossuth County, Iowa

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Overview

This was taken in 1998. Upon visiting the bridge in Dec. 2007, the bridge was in the process of being replaced with one half of the section already removed.

Photo taken by Jason Smith

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BH Photo #113330

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Facts 

Overview
Lost steel stringer bridge over E Fork Des Moines River on US Hwy. 169, 0.1 mi. south of Hwy. 18 in Algona in Algona
Location
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1954 Replaced in 2007
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 356.0 ft.
Deck width: 44.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.08611, -94.23611   (decimal degrees)
43°05'10" N, 94°14'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/399386/4771118 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Algona
Inventory numbers
IA 32920 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 36425 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Algona, Iowa (10)
Beam (15,642)
Built 1954 (356)
Built during 1950s (3,838)
Des Moines River (228)
Iowa (6,471)
Kossuth County, Iowa (27)
Lost (24,606)
Lost 2007 (334)
 Lost during 2000s (4,176)
Owned by state (15,942)
Replaced by new bridge (16,486)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,210)
Steel stringer (6,192)
Structurally deficient (14,278)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,219)
US 169 (33)

Update Log 

  • March 28, 2008: Added by Jason Smith

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