Rating:
No votes cast

East Branch West Nishnabotna River Bridge

Shelby County, Iowa

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over East Branch of West Nishnabotna River on 450th Street
Location
Shelby County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Future prospects
Bridge has been replaced
History
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1950
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 121.1 ft.
Total length: 222.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.55637, -95.28219   (decimal degrees)
41°33'23" N, 95°16'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/309680/4603037 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Corley
Land survey
T. 78 N., R. 39 W., Sec. 13
Inventory numbers
IA 304550 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14380 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1941 (445)
Built during 1940s (3,931)
ISHC Standard Series T (187)
Iowa (6,248)
Iowa State Highway Commission (777)
Lost (22,652)
Nishnabotna River (72)
Owned by county (20,172)
 Replaced by new bridge (15,116)
Shelby County, Iowa (58)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,242)
Structurally deficient (15,585)
Through truss (14,200)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,093)
Truss (31,427)
Wooden deck (6,012)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been replaced
  • March 24, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Road Name

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com

Comments 

Post a comment here Contact webmaster