6th Street Bridge (1948)

Photos 

Photo taken by Luke in April 2012

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BH Photo #229696

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Girder bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek on 6th Street

Location

Ames, Story County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1948; Replaced 2015-6

Builders

- Ben Cole & Sons Construction Co. of Ames, Iowa
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)

Design

Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 254.9 ft.
Deck width: 25.6 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.02743, -93.62832   (decimal degrees)
42°01'39" N, 93°37'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/447986/4653012 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Ames West

Average daily traffic (as of 2013)

5,600

Inventory numbers

IA 180 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 49720 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of April 2014)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• January 24, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• December 16, 2015: Updated by Luke: Bridge is gone.
• November 8, 2015: Updated by Luke: Demolition to begin soon: New bridge to be built over the winter.
• January 29, 2015: Updated by Luke: According to documents from 2014, Ames plans to replace the bridge during FY 2015/16
• November 19, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• November 28, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Plans to replace the bridge are being proposed.
• May 8, 2012: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• April 10, 2012: New photos from Luke Harden
• September 25, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• 6th Street Bridge (1915) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Ames Tribune - Historical Image
• Ames Tribune - Article

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