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Ivanhoe Bridge (Old)

Linn County, Iowa

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Photo courtesy of the Iowa City Press-Citizen

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BH Photo #396634

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Cedar River on IA 1
Location
Ivanhoe, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1946; replaced 1992
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 995.1 ft.
Deck width: 23.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.9 ft.
Also called
IA261 Cedar River Bridge
IA1 Cedar River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88206, -91.46484   (decimal degrees)
41°52'55" N, 91°27'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/627374/4637821 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Vernon
Land survey
T. 82 N., R. 5 W., Sec. 30
Inventory numbers
IA 33570 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 40648 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1946 (185)
Built during 1940s (3,668)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (117)
IA 1 (14)
IA 261 (2)
ISHC Standard Series T (181)
Iowa (5,943)
Iowa State Highway Commission (748)
Ivanhoe, Iowa (2)
Linn County, Iowa (220)
Lost (19,655)
 Lost 1992 (429)
Lost during 1990s (3,746)
Owned by state (14,059)
Parker through truss (1,192)
Parker truss (1,550)
Replaced by new bridge (13,005)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,842)
Structurally deficient (18,099)
Through truss (13,148)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,565)
Truss (29,819)

Update Log 

  • July 12, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • July 6, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added truss type + link to image
  • August 2, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "IA 1"
  • March 1, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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