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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 (1,206)
Built during 1930s (12,197)
Des Moines River (238)
ISHC Standard Series T (198)
Iowa (6,811)
Iowa State Highway Commission (837)
Kossuth County, Iowa (28)
Lost (29,036)
 Lost 1971 (101)
Lost during 1970s (971)
M-frame portal (88)
Parker through truss (1,416)
Parker truss (1,812)
Replaced by new bridge (19,738)
Through truss (17,174)
Truss (35,919)
US 169 (34)

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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