Fountain Dale Bridge

Photos

There it is !

After 30 minutes on dirt roads, we found this beautiful Grotto - all except the new bridge, that is.

Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in March 2012

BH Photo #228563

Steel, five-panel pin connected Pratt Through Truss Bridge

Overview: Through truss bridge over Brush Creek on 261st Avenue
Location: Jackson County, Iowa
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects: Made obsolete by a new bridge; old structure open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1902
Builder: - Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa
Design: Steel, five-panel pin connected Pratt Through Truss Bridge
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 78.1 ft.
Total length: 114.2 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.2 ft.
Also called: Bluff Mills Bridge
Brush Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.17780, -90.57751 (decimal degrees)
42°10'40" N, 90°34'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/700071/4672358 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Andrew
Land survey: T. 85 N., R. 3 E.
Inventory numbers: IA 193470 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13707 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

February 24, 2020: New photos from Steve Conro
October 9, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added category "Clinton Bridge & Iron Works"
March 25, 2012: New photos from Quinn Phelan
March 23, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added information and links
January 23, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Adjusted the information- bridge has been bypassed by a new structure

Fountain Dale Bridge

Posted April 4, 2012, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

It's very nice that they saved it. Let's hope they make it clear that the public can access it.