South River Bridge

Photos 

Overview

This bridge used to carry IA Hwy. 5 until it was made obsolete by a new bridge which is now part of the expressway bypassing Carlisle.

Photo taken by Jason Smith in August 2011

Enlarge

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over South River on Elk Horn Street

Location

Warren County, Iowa

Status

Collapsed

History

Built 1928; made obsolete by a new bridge in 1951; later closed to traffic, Collapsed 2012

Design

Riveted Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 292.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.44221, -93.36265   (decimal degrees)
41°26'32" N, 93°21'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/469705/4587911 (zone/easting/northing)

Land survey

T. 77 N., R. 22 W., Sec. 26

USGS topographic map

Pleasantville

Inventory numbers

IA 334900 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14647 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 01/2008)

Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.9 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2004)

25

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 11, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Collapsed
• November 19, 2012: New photos from Michael O'Brien
• September 8, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
• September 1, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: Added information on the bridge
• August 17, 2011: New photos from Jason Smith
• July 22, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith

Sources 

• Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
• Flickr - Image from the deck
• Michael O'Brien
• Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments