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Livermore Bridge

Humboldt County, Iowa

Photos 

Side view

Photo taken 1999 by Jason Smith

BH Photo #101809

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on 120th Street east of Livermore
Location
Humboldt County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1937, Replaced 2001
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
Riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 254.9 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.87040, -94.16812   (decimal degrees)
42°52'13" N, 94°10'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/404587/4747084 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Livermore
Inventory numbers
IA 185190 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13658 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (507)
A-frame portal (522)
Built 1937 (842)
Built during 1930s (12,199)
Des Moines River (238)
Functionally obsolete (5,791)
Have street view (29,330)
Humboldt County, Iowa (69)
ISHC Standard Series T (198)
Iowa (6,812)
Iowa State Highway Commission (837)
Lost (29,315)
 Lost 2001 (467)
Lost during 2000s (4,423)
Owned by county (21,662)
Pratt through truss (6,148)
Pratt truss (10,431)
Replaced by new bridge (19,909)
Riveted (2,582)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,469)
Through truss (17,374)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,566)
Truss (36,151)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added category "A-frame portal"
  • January 12, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added info
  • February 17, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith
  • October 10, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

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Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Luke

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