1st Street Bridge

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Overview

Two-span closed-spandrel arch bridge over Shell Rock River on 1st Street SW near Nora Springs

Location

Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1916

Builder

- Koss Construction Co. of Des Moines, Iowa

Design

Closed-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 147.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.14175, -93.01032   (decimal degrees)
43°08'30" N, 93°00'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/499160/4776555 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Nora Springs

Average daily traffic (as of 2005)

620

Inventory numbers

IA 8700 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13495 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of March 2018)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 46.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• December 14, 2020: Updated by Luke: Demolished
• March 24, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• February 7, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
• November 22, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added city
• July 30, 2010: New Street View added by Jason Smith
• December 19, 2005: Posted photo from Jason Smith

Sources 

• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• Luke
• Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
• Contractor, Volume 23 - Book

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