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West Fork West Nishnabotna River Bridge

Shelby County, Iowa

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over West Fork West Nishnabotna River on 1450th Road
Location
Shelby County, Iowa
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1925
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 180.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.71045, -95.31320   (decimal degrees)
41°42'38" N, 95°18'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/307553/4620213 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Harlan
Land survey
T. 80 N., R. 38 W., Sec. 30
Inventory numbers
IA 306310 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14410 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1925 (1,272)
Built during 1920s (9,922)
ISHC Standard Series T (193)
Iowa (6,497)
Iowa State Highway Commission (808)
Lost (24,727)
Nishnabotna River (72)
Owned by county (20,784)
 Shelby County, Iowa (58)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,394)
Structurally deficient (14,204)
Through truss (15,059)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,265)
Truss (32,780)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: The bridge no longer exists

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com

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