Soap Creek Bridge

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BH Photo #282565

Skewed arch bridge featuring stiffening ribs and a thin barrel.

- Engineering News-Record 1934

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Soap Creek on Road
Location: Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa
Status: Replaced
History: Built 1934; Replaced 1982
Builders: - E.W. Blumschein of Ames, Iowa (State Bridge Engineer)
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
- Lee Country Bridge Department
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Span length: 47.0 ft.
Total length: 47.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.0 ft.
Also called: Skewed Arch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.39621, -91.41023 (decimal degrees)
40°23'46" N, 91°24'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/634917/4472947 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Keokuk
Inventory numbers: IA 6900 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 60751 (Bridgehunter.com ID)