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Bloomington Road (Lincoln Highway) Bridge

Linn County, Iowa
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The north approach

This road carried the "proclamation route" of the Lincoln Highway. The initial route of America's first coast-to-coast paved highway was laid out in 1913. The Lincoln Highway came from Mount Vernon over the 10th Avenue Bridge, across this bridge, into Marion and then into Cedar Rapids. The route changed in the early 1920's, bypassing both this bridge and the city of Marion.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in June 2006

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on Bloomington Road, old Lincoln Highway
Location
Linn County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1925
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 154.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.98370, -91.51337   (decimal degrees)
41°59'01" N, 91°30'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/623151/4649034 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 83 N., R. 6 W., Sec. 23
USGS topographic map
Bertram
Inventory numbers
IA 220800 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13830 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2010)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
120

Categories 

Built 1925 (947)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Iowa (3,501)
Lincoln Highway (81)
Linn County, Iowa (106)
Open (28,308)
Owned by county (16,488)
 Parker through truss (947)
Parker truss (1,267)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Truss (23,567)

Update Log 

  • May 12, 2013: New photos from Dave King
  • November 29, 2011: New photo from Steve Conro
  • July 13, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: Bridge is still open to traffic as of July 2011
  • March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Bridge to "Lincoln Highway" Category
  • February 27, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added photos and Lincoln Highway history

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