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Overview: Arch bridge over Beaver Creek on a local road
Location: Boone County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1916; rehabilitated 1999
Design: Arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 52.2 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.04901, -94.14220 (decimal degrees)
42°02'56" N, 94°08'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey: T. 84 N., R. 28 W., Sec. 32
Inventory numbers: IA 78080 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12889 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 40

Update Log

March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Bridge to "Lincoln Highway" Category

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Historic Bridges of Iowa - History of Beaver Creek Marsh Arch Bridge

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Beaver Creek Bridge

Posted July 16, 2007, by Lugnuts (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

This Marsh Engineering designed arch bridge is one of the famous arch bridges designed by Marsh along the Lincoln Highway and is one of two extant. (The most famous is the Raccoon River bridge in Greene County, see #162260.) The original 1912 alignment of the Lincoln Highway passed through Beaver but moved to this road when this bridge was built.

The stunning design of this bridge also provides its durability.

One of five identical bridges built in this area, this is the last survivor. It has been threatened in the past because of the narrow deck - the exact feature that caused the demise of the other four - and the high arch railings that block large farm equipment from using it.

The bridge is located on 210th Street, just off B Avenue, a few miles north of Beaver.

If you look closely, you can see that this is also a popular nesting place for barn swallows.

You can see photos of the restoration of this bridge on the website of the Iowa Chapter of The Lincoln Highway Association. http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/iowa/iowa/booneCo/beaver.html

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.