Jefferson Street Viaduct

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Jefferson Street Viaduct View From Downstream Ottumwa, the City of Bridges, Lights this Bridge with Blue Lights at Night, Downtown in Background Photo taken by Bob Davis on August 24, 2008

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Facts 

Overview

Deck truss bridge over Des Moines River on Jefferson Street in Ottumwa

Location

Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1936; rehabilitated 1984

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 2,120.5 ft.
Deck width: 33.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.01168, -92.41467   (decimal degrees)
41°00'42" N, 92°24'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/549218/4540218 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Ottumwa North

Inventory numbers

IA 9386 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14603 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 06/2007)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 37.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2006)

10,600

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Update Log 

• March 12, 2009: Updated by Bob Davis: Added photo
• June 16, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record

Sources 

• HAER IA-86 - Jefferson Street Viaduct
• Historic American Engineering Record
• Bob Davis - bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net

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