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Marlin E. Fogle Recreation Area Bridge

Ringgold County, Iowa

Photos 

Looking Northeast

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in December 2018

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BH Photo #440156

Map 

Description 

Bridge was moved from 170th street over the Platte River (40.797968, -94.405719) in 2006- 2007.

"In the fall of 2003, the Ringgold county board of supervisors closed a portion of 170th Street in Grant township. The closed portion of the road contains a historical 130-foot bridge construction in 1910. The bridge is located four miles southwest of the Marlin Fogle Recreation Area.

A new project would save the historical bridge and put it to new use at the lake area as a pedestrian access bridge over the inlet of the lake between the campground and the boat ramp and walking trail.

The plan is for the bridge to provide an additional attraction to the park area and provide safe pedestrian access between area of the lake. Pedestrian access between the campground and boat ramps is currently provided only by travel out of the park by city streets and county highway or by use of a distant walking trail.

Fishing could also be done from the bridge allowing more fishing by people without boats."

http://iagenweb.org/ringgold/history/diagonal/hist_diagonal_...

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge on walking path over inlet of Fogle lake
Location
Diagonal, Ringgold County, Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1910
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Also called
Platte River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.81665, -94.34806   (decimal degrees)
40°48'60" N, 94°20'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/386311/4519278 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Diagonal
Land survey
T. 69 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 10
Inventory numbers
IA 297490 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14339 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (555)
Built 1910 (1,230)
Built during 1910s (10,132)
Diagonal, Iowa (1)
Iowa (6,830)
Open to pedestrians (4,651)
Owned by county (21,831)
Pin-connected (5,225)
Platte River (Iowa-Missouri) (19)
 Pratt through truss (6,308)
Pratt truss (10,668)
Preserved (1,240)
Relocated (1,071)
Ringgold County, Iowa (18)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,547)
Through truss (18,258)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,386)
Truss (37,310)

Update Log 

  • December 30, 2018: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • May 13, 2013: Updated by Don Morrison: Added categories "7-panel truss", "Pin-connected", "Relocated"

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