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Chequest Creek Bridge

Van Buren County, Iowa

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Chequest Creek on 3rd Street (3rd St)
Location
Pittsburg, Van Buren County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1966
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 131.9 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.75018, -91.99187   (decimal degrees)
40°45'01" N, 91°59'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/585105/4511514 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Zion
Land survey
T. 69 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 27
Inventory numbers
IA 328890 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14564 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1966 (167)
Built during 1960s (2,150)
ISHC Standard Series T (198)
Iowa (6,811)
Iowa State Highway Commission (837)
Lost (29,105)
Owned by county (21,657)
 Pittsburg, Iowa (2)
Replaced by new bridge (19,787)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Through truss (17,221)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,239)
Truss (35,972)
Van Buren County, Iowa (83)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been replaced

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com

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