Historic Bridges
of the United States
Thunder Bridge
Clay County
,
Iowa
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 355th Street (Thunder Bridge Road) just off 4th Street in Spencer
Location
Spencer
,
Clay County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1905
Design
Pin-connected, 10-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 180.5 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.14287, -95.17300
(decimal degrees)
43°08'34" N, 95°10'23" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 13168
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
10-panel truss
(47)
Built 1905
(322)
Built during 1900s
(2,320)
Clay County, Iowa
(23)
Iowa
(2,118)
One-lane traffic
(307)
Open
(21,411)
Pennsylvania truss
(97)
Pin-connected
(413)
Spencer, Iowa
(3)
Through truss
(5,152)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,732)
Truss
(15,676)
Update Log
October 10, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith
Sources
Jason Smith -
JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
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