Ioway Creek Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Bill Dunbar

BH Photo #223742

Overview: Marsh arch bridge over a branch of Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 110th Street and U Avenue
Location: Boone County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1916
Builder: - Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
Design: Marsh Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 87.9 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1998
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.19566, -93.77535 (decimal degrees)
42°11'44" N, 93°46'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/435984/4671791 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mackey
Land survey: T. 85 N., R. 25 W., Sec. 4
Average daily traffic (as of 2015): 20
Inventory numbers: IA 78120 (Iowa bridge number)
NRHP 98000764 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 12893 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

May 5, 2017: New photos from Nathan Holth
June 2, 2015: New photos from Kevin Skow
October 19, 2014: New photo from Kevin Skow
September 23, 2014: New photos from Kevin Skow
May 7, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder
January 23, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
October 9, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Looked like a marsh arch in bing birds eye
February 19, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated bridge data

Branch Squaw Creek Bridge

Posted October 10, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

It was a Marsh Arch when I was there. Hopefully it still is. You can get a better view here: http://www.historicbridges.org/iowa/110th_boone/index.php