Chelsea Lincoln Highway Bridge

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The east railing This bridge carried the original Lincoln Highway south into Chelsea, where it turned east. Some years ago, the highway bypassed Chelsea to the north with a long, gentle curve. The entire area was bypassed when US 30 moved to the north with a new alignment over the Bohemian Hills. Note the light standards. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004

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The south approach and deck The bridge is in a flood plain and water swept over this deck often. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004

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The south portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004

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Winter 2006-2007 The old bridge is gone and the new one is going in. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in February 2007 View high-res version

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The New Bridge The south approach. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The east railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The light standards await their globes It appears that the old light standards were salvaged, restored and replaced. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The deck and east railing Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost steel stringer bridge over Otter Creek on CH V18 (Original Lincoln Highway)

Location

Tama County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1928, Closed 2006, Demolished and replaced 2007

Design

Steel stringer

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.92500, -92.40278   (decimal degrees)
41°55'30" N, 92°24'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/549518/4641621 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Chelsea

Inventory number

BH 36332 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 12/2006)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 4.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2005)

970

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 30, 2008: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Bridge to "Lincoln Highway" Category
• March 1, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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