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Side view

Photos taken 1997 by Jason Smith
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Oblique view

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North portal

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Underneath

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3/4 View From South

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

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Barrel View From South

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

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Elevation From West

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

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3/4 View From Northwest

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

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Detail Of Northeast Top Corner, From Southwest

Photo by Joe Elliott, Summer 1995, for HAER

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Detail Of Midpoint Of Top Cord, From Southwest

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Detail Of South Pier, From Northwest

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Detail Of Southwest Bearing Plate, From Southwest

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Detail Of Bottom Chord On West Side, From Southwest

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on 130th Street east of Dolliver
Location
Emmet County, Iowa
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1895 by the King Bridge Co. under the direction of Milo Adams; rehabilitated 1937; closed to traffic 2007
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected Thacher through truss.
"The Ellsworth Ranch Bridge represents an unusual variation of a Pratt truss. It is identical to two trusses found in South Dakota and Minnesota, both built in the mid-1890s by Milo A. Adams, agent of the King Bridge Company. The only one of its type in Iowa, the Ellsworth Ranch Bridge is a rare surviving example of structural experimentation by one of the country's most prolific 19th-century bridge manufacturers."

--Leslie Pinter, August 1995 for HAER
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Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 80.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.45972, -94.58022   (decimal degrees)
43°27'35" N, 94°34'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/372161/4813080 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 100 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 24
USGS topographic map
Dolliver
Inventory numbers
NRHP 98000869 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 13448 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
25

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning
  • September 15, 2005: Posted photos and info from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • HAER IA-52 - Ellsworth Ranch Bridge
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net