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20th Street Overpass

Poweshiek County, Iowa

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Photo taken by Julie Bowers in May 2014

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Overview
Deck plate girder over Railroad (IAIS) on 20th Street
Location
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 61.0 ft.
Total length: 158.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.73778, -92.74543   (decimal degrees)
41°44'16" N, 92°44'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/521169/4620694 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Grinnell South
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
230
Inventory numbers
IA 293840 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 60987 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 17.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1900 (921)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Closed (2,665)
Deck girder (5,745)
Girder (10,234)
Grinnell, Iowa (3)
Iowa (6,499)
 Owned by railroad (12,423)
Plate girder (7,923)
Poweshiek County, Iowa (75)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Structurally deficient (14,198)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,920)

Update Log 

  • May 15, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI
  • May 15, 2014: Added by Julie Bowers

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20th Street Overpass
Posted June 4, 2018, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Came upon this bridge yesterday, and replacement is under way. It looks like the structure was built with secondhand materials. Does anyone have any more photos?

20th Street Overpass
Posted March 25, 2015, by Karen Sleeuwenhoek (mdirks [at] iowatelecom [dot] net)

This bridge is still closed March 25,2015. The County says they have contacted the IAIS Railroad about getting it replaced but the RR is doing nothing to rebuild or fix this bridge and arguing whether they are the ones to fix or replace it. We are searching for answers to history and proof of RR ownership .Also history of when this road was established.Was the road established before the railroad ? We have a photo in the Centennial Grinnell Book that shows a possible previous bridge that existed here before present bridge.The caption calls it "the old overhead bridge crossing the Rock Island rr west of town." It says the pictured bridge burned down. No dates are given . Please help us dig for information if possible. We need traffic to this bridge and road restored.

20th Street Bridge
Posted May 15, 2014, by Julie Bowers (jbowerz1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge has been closed. I was asked and know nothing. If its here let me know. I couldn't find it. I was told it is owned by the railroad. Love the hympback and big rivets.