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French Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Luke Harden

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Overview
Masonry Arch bridge over French Creek on Avenue D in Fort Madison
Location
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa
Status
Closed
Future prospects
The city plans to demolish this stone arch bridge sometime in 2013. http://www.fortmadison-ia.com/Blog.aspx?CID=2
History
Built 1900; Closed 2010
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 25.9 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.63398, -91.32782   (decimal degrees)
40°38'02" N, 91°19'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/641410/4499470 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Fort Madison
Inventory numbers
IA 5320 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13819 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2009)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1994)
440

Categories 

Arch (9,418)
Built 1900 (699)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Closed (2,073)
Deck arch (8,695)
Doomed (786)
Fort Madison, Iowa (4)
Iowa (3,500)
Lee County, Iowa (32)
Owned by city (3,049)
Span length under 25 feet (4,081)
Stone arch (1,927)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,628)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photographs and updated bride future: Bridge is doomed.
  • December 23, 2012: New photo from Luke Harden
  • August 15, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Bridge is a masonry arch
  • February 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Closed

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com