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The west portal This bridge is a highlight for fans of the Lincoln Highway touring through Iowa. You can see an older photo of the bridge, before the road was repaved, at the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association website. The link is in the comments section. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The deck and railings Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The west side The amount of skew is quite evident from this angle. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The east side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The deck as seen from the southwest wing wall Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
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The deck and rails from the east I was so intent on finding this bridge that I missed the '59 Edsel station wagon for sale at the farm to the west. You can just see it in this photo. The man with the Edsel says he's a life-long resident of Greene County. He reports that the county engineer seems determined on replacing this handsome bridge with a culvert. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Steel stringer bridge over a drainage ditch on CR E39 (former Lincoln Highway) in Ralston
- Location
- Greene County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1924
- Design
- Steel stringer
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 43.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.04886, -94.62076 (decimal degrees)
42°02'56" N, 94°37'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/365873/4656471 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 84 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 31
- USGS topographic map
- Scranton
- Inventory numbers
- IA 162940 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13534 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 06/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 27.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 330
Comments
CR E39 Bridge
An older photo of this bridge, before the road was repaved, can be found at the Lincoln Highway Association, Iowa Chapter website.
http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/iowa/iowa/greeneCo/scranton.html