Rating:
3 votes

Crooked Creek Bridge

Cedar County, Iowa

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Crooked Creek Bridge

A kind lady told me that her husband helped build 290th Street. She also knew the property owners and told me to go ahead and take a few photos. View of the north side.

Photo taken by Dave King; Taken July 14, 2013

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BH Photo #259732

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Crooked Creek on 290th Street (County F44)
Location
Cedar County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1923
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Span length: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.67014, -91.09996   (decimal degrees)
41°40'13" N, 91°05'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/651557/4664356 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lime City
Land survey
T. 79 N., R. 2 W., Sec. 8
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
230
Inventory numbers
IA 101710 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13079 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Poor
Sufficiency rating: 52.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,267)
Built 1923 (626)
Built during 1920s (10,012)
Cedar County, Iowa (80)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,084)
Crooked Creek (Cedar River Tributary) (1)
Deck arch (11,507)
 Iowa (6,556)
Iowa State Highway Commission (820)
Open (40,021)
Owned by county (20,985)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,771)
Structurally deficient (13,842)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,257)

Update Log 

  • July 15, 2013: New photos from Dave King
  • October 26, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Crooked Creek (Cedar River Tributary)"
  • April 30, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Road Name

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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