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IA188 Shell Rock River Bridge

Butler County, Iowa

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Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on IA 188
Location
Butler County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1933; replaced 1992
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
3 50' Through trusses
2 100' closed spandrel arches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 395.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.76657, -92.66347   (decimal degrees)
42°45'60" N, 92°39'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/527533/4734947 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Clarksville
Land survey
T. 92 N., R. 15 W., Sec. 19
Inventory numbers
IA 16720 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 40593 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,686)
Built 1933 (670)
Built during 1930s (12,200)
Butler County, Iowa (49)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,270)
Deck arch (11,921)
IA 188 (1)
ISHC Standard Series T (198)
Iowa (6,812)
Iowa State Highway Commission (837)
 Lost (29,263)
Lost 1992 (472)
Lost during 1990s (4,160)
Replaced by new bridge (19,879)
Shell Rock River (43)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,580)
Structurally deficient (12,803)
Through truss (17,327)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,559)
Truss (36,101)

Update Log 

  • December 30, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added approach type and span lengths
  • March 1, 2009: Added by James Baughn

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