IA 315540 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14443 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2008)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair(5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor(4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor(4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 23.5 (out of 100) View more at BridgeReports.com
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Update Log
October 17, 2016: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: South Skunk
July 20, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
November 30, 2011: Photo imported by Luke Harden
September 1, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added loss date and alternate names
August 31, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: changed name
July 17, 2011: New photo from Luke Harden
June 26, 2011: New photo from Luke Harden
June 25, 2011: New photo from Luke Harden
June 3, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Bridge is currently being replaced
February 12, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith
Sources
Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
Q. What if they put a 75 foot high dam in the area of Peterson Pits, holding back 94,000 acre-feet of water?
A.They almost did, planned to be complete in 1976. The Skunk River bridges from Ames to Story City would have been inundated under the surface of Ames Lake.
"Bridges and causeways are planned at Soper's Mill and at the site of another present bridge two miles upstream. The bridge a mile below Soper's Mill would be abandoned."
At least this old bridge got to serve it's purpose until 2011.
Q. What if they put a 75 foot high dam in the area of Peterson Pits, holding back 94,000 acre-feet of water?
A.They almost did, planned to be complete in 1976. The Skunk River bridges from Ames to Story City would have been inundated under the surface of Ames Lake.
"Bridges and causeways are planned at Soper's Mill and at the site of another present bridge two miles upstream. The bridge a mile below Soper's Mill would be abandoned."
At least this old bridge got to serve it's purpose until 2011.
Interesting info here:
http://southamesbiz.com/amesreservoirhistory.html