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US169 East Fork Des Moines River Bridge (S)

Kossuth County, Iowa

Photo 

© Iowa Department of Transportation

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BH Photo #256831

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on US 169
Location
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca 1936, Replaced 1971
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design
Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.04933, -94.22785   (decimal degrees)
43°02'58" N, 94°13'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/399999/4767024 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Algona
Inventory number
BH 56671 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Algona, Iowa (10)
Built 1936 (1,162)
Built during 1930s (11,798)
Des Moines River (229)
ISHC Standard Series T (194)
Iowa (6,544)
Iowa State Highway Commission (818)
Kossuth County, Iowa (27)
Lost (25,208)
 Lost 1971 (83)
Lost during 1970s (800)
M-frame portal (84)
Parker through truss (1,307)
Parker truss (1,691)
Replaced by new bridge (16,957)
Through truss (15,261)
Truss (33,100)
US 169 (33)

Update Log 

  • March 29, 2015: Updated by Dave King: Added category "M-frame portal"
  • June 19, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
  • June 18, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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