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Blaine's Crossing

Linn County, Iowa
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Overview

This bridge was found by chance while on a bridgehunting tour, as it can be seen from the Hwy. 151 Bridge. Since the bridge was fenced off from both ends and far away, the last option was to focus in on the span with the camera and take some shots from a nearby local road. From Google Earth, it appears that the bridge's flooring has long since been removed and the bridge is now nothing more than a truss structure.

Photo taken by Jason Smith

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Overview
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Big Creek on Abandoned road (formerly US 151)
Location
Bertram, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Abandoned
Future prospects
Abandoned and fenced off as private property
History
Built around 1910, made obsolete when the Hwy. 151 bypass bridge was built in 1965, later abandoned
Design
Pin-connected Pratt through truss bridge with A-frame portal bracings
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.94272, -91.54070   (decimal degrees)
41°56'34" N, 91°32'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/620965/4644446 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bertram
Inventory number
BH 49478 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,371)
Bertram, Iowa (4)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Iowa (3,498)
Linn County, Iowa (104)
Owned privately (541)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,565)

Update Log 

  • May 4, 2013: New photos from Dave King
  • September 2, 2011: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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