West Fork Des Moines River IA 3 Bridge

Humboldt County, Iowa

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Overview
Plate girder bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on IA 3
Location
Humboldt County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Scheduled for replacement in 2009
History
Built 1939
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.1 ft.
Total length: 403.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.73173, -94.25848   (decimal degrees)
42°43'54" N, 94°15'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
IA 28980 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13668 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2006)
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: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 38.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
3,160

Update Log 

  • September 27, 2007: Posted photo from Jason Smith

Sources 

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