Photos
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The west face Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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Builder's Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The south portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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Truss detail Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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North portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The river view east Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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Mystery Abutment Is this retaining wall an indication of a bridge being here prior to this one? Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The south shore Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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Historical Marker This is located on the south end of the bridge. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Iowa River on a local road
- Location
- Marshall County, Iowa
- Status
- Closed to all traffic
- History
- Built 1885
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 148.0 ft.
Total length: 149.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.02618, -92.80806 (decimal degrees)
42°01'34" N, 92°48'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/515889/4652700 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 83 N., R. 17 W., Sec. 03
- USGS topographic map
- Le Grand
- Inventory numbers
- IA 242320 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14018 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 04/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 100
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- Historic Bridges of Iowa - Iowa River Wagon Bridge History