Historic Bridges of the U.S. | White Water Creek Bridge

Overview

Post comment

Contact webmaster

On this page: Photos · Map · Essay · Facts · Categories · Update Log · Sources · Comments

Photos

< Previous (1 of 11) Next >

Elevation From West

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (2 of 11) Next >

3/4 View From Southwest

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (3 of 11) Next >

Barrel View From South

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (4 of 11) Next >

Barrel View, Mid Span, From South

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (5 of 11) Next >

Elevation Of Truss Panels, From West

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (6 of 11) Next >

Details Of Top Connections, From Northwest

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (7 of 11) Next >

Details Of Top End Connections, From Southwest

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (8 of 11) Next >

Details Of Bottom Connections, From Southwest

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (9 of 11) Next >

Details Of Bottom Connections, From Below, From Southwest

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (10 of 11) Next >

Bearing Plate At Southwest Corner, From Northwest

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

< Previous (11 of 11) Next >

Underside, From South

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

View photos at Library of Congress

Map

Vicinity map

Map links:

The Significance of the White Water Creek Bridge

Written by Robert W. Jackson, August 1995 for HAER

This bridge is a remaining span of a seven-span approach bridge built in 1872 to serve a larger seven-span bridge built in 1868 over the Mississippi River at Dubuque. The larger bridge was the first to span the Mississippi at Dubuque, and was one of the earliest of all Mississippi River bridges. The superstructures of both the approach bridge and the river bridge were fabricated and erected by the Keystone Bridge Company, one of the most important and long-lived bridge companies of the nineteenth century. This span is one of the oldest iron trusses still in use in Iowa, and is the only Keystone truss known to be in use in the state.

Facts

Overview: Pony truss bridge over White Water Creek on a local road
Location: Dubuque County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1868 over the Mississippi River; Built ca. 1940
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 52.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.41734, -90.91051 (decimal degrees)
42°25'02" N, 90°54'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/671914/4698229 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 88 N., R. 1 W., Sec. 24
USGS topographic map: Epworth
Inventory numbers: IA 146770 (Iowa bridge number)
NRHP 98000787 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 13445 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 50.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 150

Update Log

August 27, 2008: Essay added by J.R. Manning
August 19, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated NHRP Listing

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER IA-51 - White Water Creek Bridge

Comments

Post a comment here · Contact webmaster