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Overview

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East portal

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West portal

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Portal bracing

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Lower joint

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Plaque

1905
Built by
A.H. Austin
Webster City, Iowa

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on 190th Street, southeast of Bradgate
Location
Humboldt County, Iowa
Status
Closed to traffic
History
Built 1905 by A.H. Austin; rehabilitated 1982; damaged in car wreck during 2004
Builder
- A.H. Austin
Design
Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 217.2 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.77162, -94.35486   (decimal degrees)
42°46'18" N, 94°21'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/389158/4736344 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 92 N., R. 30 W., Sec. 23
USGS topographic map
Bode
Inventory numbers
IA 184950 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13660 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
40

Update Log 

  • October 10, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net