Historic Bridges
of the United States
Burr Oak Bridge
Clay County
,
Iowa
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Photo
Overview
Photo taken by Jason Smith
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TopoZone
Terraserver USA
Facts
Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 495th Street east of US 71
Location
Clay County
,
Iowa
Status
Destroyed by tornado
Future prospects
It's not clear if this bridge will be reconstructed from the wreckage, or completely replaced by a modern bridge
History
Built 1905 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; relocated here in 1926; rehabilitated in 1943 and 1984; destroyed by tornado in June 2004
Builder
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Clinton Bridge & Iron Works
of Clinton, Iowa
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 190.4 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.92936, -95.09789
(decimal degrees)
42°55'46" N, 95°05'52" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 13152
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
8-panel truss
(82)
Built 1905
(322)
Built during 1900s
(2,320)
Clay County, Iowa
(23)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works
(8)
Destroyed by storm
(4)
Iowa
(2,118)
Lost
(467)
Pin-connected
(413)
Pratt truss
(1,374)
Relocated
(121)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,229)
Through truss
(5,152)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,732)
Truss
(15,676)
Update Log
September 26, 2005: Posted photo from Jason Smith
Sources
Jason Smith -
JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
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