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Lost Creek Bridge

Lee County, Iowa

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Lost Creek Bridge

As seen from the east approach.

Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in September 2008

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BH Photo #128765

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Lost Creek on Lost Creek Road
Location
Lee County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1925; replaced 2015-16
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design
Riveted Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 123.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.69646, -91.24815   (decimal degrees)
40°41'47" N, 91°14'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/648010/4506537 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dallas City
Land survey
T. 68 N., R. 03 W., Sec. 07
Inventory numbers
IA 218680 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13822 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2015)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
40

Categories 

Built 1925 (1,135)
Built during 1920s (8,766)
Historic Bridge Weekend 2013 (145)
ISHC Standard Series T (167)
Iowa (5,787)
Iowa State Highway Commission (699)
Lee County, Iowa (52)
Lost (18,681)
Lost 2015 (205)
Lost during 2010s (1,998)
 Owned by county (18,854)
Pratt through truss (4,598)
Pratt truss (8,018)
Replaced by new bridge (12,378)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,032)
Structurally deficient (18,430)
Through truss (12,897)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,646)
Truss (29,443)
US 61 (89)

Update Log 

  • April 1, 2016: Updated by James Baughn: Bridge has been replaced
  • June 9, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • December 1, 2008: New photos from Quinn Phelan

Sources 

  • Quinn Phelan - qphelan [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Nathan Holth
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
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Lost Creek Bridge
Posted April 6, 2017, by Christie Meller (cjmeller [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge was the backdrop of my childhood. Breaks my heart that it is gone. Was able to get some good pictures the last time I was back home before it was demolished.