Shell Rock Bridge

Photos

Side view

Photo taken Summer 1999 by Jason Smith

BH Photo #101708

Overview: Three-span arch bridge over Shell Rock River on Cherry Street in Shell Rock
Location: Shell Rock, Butler County, Iowa
Status: Reopened to traffic as of December 2011
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated for 7 months in 2011
Builders: - Bement-Witt Lumber Co. of Shell Rock, Iowa
- Miller-Hey Construction Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (Formerly of Waterloo)
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 87.9 ft.
Total length: 266.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 12, 1999
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.71144, -92.58221 (decimal degrees)
42°42'41" N, 92°34'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/534212/4728856 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Shell Rock
Land survey: T. 91 N., R. 15 W., Sec. 11 (Shell Rock Township)
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 3,680
Inventory numbers: NRHP 99000307 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
IA 10280 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 87.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

March 28, 2014: New photos from J.R. Manning
April 3, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added information on the bridge- bridge is now open to traffic
July 6, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: Bridge is undergoing extensive renovation and is currently closed to all traffic
August 2, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith
December 19, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
Shell Rock Bridge Rehabilitation Program - A detailed description of the renovation project on this bridge
J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net