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Stange Road Bridge

Story County, Iowa

Photos 

© Iowa Department of Transportation

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BH Photo #341118

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Concrete deck girder bridge over Squaw Creek on Stange Road
Location
Ames, Story County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1915, Replaced 1965
Builders
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Designer)
- Iowa State Penitentiary Convicts of Ft. Madison, Iowa
Design
Concrete deck girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 166.0 ft.
Also called
North Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.03656, -93.64479   (decimal degrees)
42°02'12" N, 93°38'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/446630/4654036 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ames West
Inventory number
BH 49414 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Ames, Iowa (58)
Built 1915 (1,229)
Built during 1910s (9,641)
Concrete girder (1,004)
Deck girder (5,753)
Girder (10,245)
ISHC Standard Series H (42)
Iowa (6,511)
Iowa State Highway Commission (811)
Iowa State Penitentiary Convicts (3)
 Iowa State University (21)
Lost (24,760)
Lost 1965 (78)
Lost during 1960s (746)
Replaced by new bridge (16,598)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,673)
Squaw Creek (Hamilton-Story Counties, Iowa) (26)
Story County, Iowa (160)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,922)

Update Log 

  • November 10, 2015: New photos from Luke
  • July 24, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added dimensions from the Iowa State Highway Commission's Third Annual Report; 1916
  • July 16, 2013: New photos from Luke Harden
  • June 21, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
  • August 27, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date and listed prison laborers as the builders
  • August 23, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

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Sources 

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