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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
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 on July 15, 1998
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.45972, -94.58022 (decimal degrees)
43°27'35" N, 94°34'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
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 04/2004): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 25