Missouri River US 77 Bridge

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Approaching from the south

Photo taken by Fmiser in October 2012

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Missouri River on US 77 in Sioux City
Location: Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, and Dakota County, Nebraska
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1981; rehabilitated 1983
Design: Steel through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 425.2 ft.
Total length: 1,502.4 ft.
Deck width: 63.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.1 ft.
Also called: Siouxland Veterans Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.48797, -96.41360 (decimal degrees)
42°29'17" N, 96°24'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 14/712561/4707198 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Sioux City South
Inventory numbers: IA 52811 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14776 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2010): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 78.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 31,200

Missouri River & Road US 77 Bridge

Posted December 14, 2006, by Randy Brush

this old bridge was open since 1896. It was three camelback bridge. It was torn down since 1980.