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US61 Des Moines River Bridge (Old)

Lee County, Iowa, and Clark County, Missouri

Photos 

© Iowa Department of Transportation

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BH Photo #259562

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Location
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, and Clark County, Missouri
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1934. Replaced 1994
Builders
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
- Snyder & Johnson of Humbolt, Iowa
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 1,262.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.38629, -91.43699   (decimal degrees)
40°23'11" N, 91°26'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/632666/4471805 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Keokuk
Inventory numbers
IA 33090 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 57141 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Balustrade railing (74)
Built 1934 (803)
Built during 1930s (11,816)
Clark County, Missouri (54)
Concrete balustrade (846)
Curved (472)
Deck truss (1,768)
Des Moines River (231)
ISHC Standard Series T (195)
Iowa (6,555)
Iowa State Highway Commission (820)
Keokuk, Iowa (8)
Lee County, Iowa (58)
Lost (25,506)
Lost 1994 (434)
 Lost during 1990s (4,022)
Missouri (6,324)
Parker through truss (1,318)
Parker truss (1,702)
Replaced by new bridge (17,202)
Snyder & Johnson (14)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,997)
State line crossing (863)
Through truss (15,338)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,894)
Truss (33,229)
US 61 (100)
Warren deck truss (611)
Warren truss (6,648)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2020: New photo from Luke
  • December 25, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • August 2, 2016: New photo from Luke
  • July 13, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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