Spring Hill Bridge

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Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2011

BH Photo #211016

This bridge was removed entirely sometime in 2012.

Overview: Lost parker through truss bridge over Middle River on a local road
Location: Warren County, Iowa
Status: This bridge was removed entirely sometime in 2012.
History: Built 1906; removed 2012
Builder: - Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa
Design: Pin-connected Parker through truss with A-frame portal bracing
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 191.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Also called: Middle River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.39419, -93.67386 (decimal degrees)
41°23'39" N, 93°40'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/443666/4582736 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Norwalk
Land survey: T. 76 N., R. 24 W., Sec. 18
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 20
Inventory numbers: IA 334580 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14631 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2008): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

March 6, 2017: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Added categories 2011 "Othmar H. Ammann Nominee", "Othmar H Ammann Award winner"
August 30, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been abandoned for a very long time

Spring Hill Bridge

Posted August 30, 2011, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

A diamond in the rough!