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Doon Bridge

Lyon County, Iowa
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Overview

Photo taken March 1998 by Jason Smith

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Rock River Overflow on 250th Street north of Doon
Location
Lyon County, Iowa
Status
Removed; road raised to the level of the bridge; Overflow drained
History
Built 1900; replaced ca. 2005
Design
Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 108.9 ft.
Total length: 183.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.28724, -96.23746   (decimal degrees)
43°17'14" N, 96°14'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/724123/4796419 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Doon
Inventory numbers
IA 228850 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13923 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (246)
Built 1900 (698)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Howe lattice portal bracing (10)
Iowa (3,490)
Lost (10,351)
Lost 2005 (325)
Lost during 2000s (3,090)
Lyon County, Iowa (39)
 Pin-connected (1,519)
Pratt through truss (3,162)
Pratt truss (5,653)
Rock River (Minnesota-Iowa) (21)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,298)
Through truss (9,200)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,788)
Truss (23,559)
Wooden deck (5,397)

Update Log 

  • October 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Rock River (Minnesota-Iowa)"
  • October 11, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added category "Rock River"
  • September 29, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
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Doon Bridge
Posted September 17, 2009, by Jason Smith (JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net)

Visited what was left of the bridge during our vacation this past August and found that the road was raised to the level of the bridge that is now gone. The Overflow was also drained, however warning signs about potential flooding are posted.

Doon Bridge
Posted April 30, 2008, by Randy Brush

It was lost and collasped after 2005. It was replace new bridge. it ready to open to traffic. Thank you for show photo of old bridge.