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South Side Of Bridge, View From Downstream

Photo by Hans Muessig, Photographer, May 1985, for HAER

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North Side Of Bridge, View From Upstream

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3/4 View Of South Side Of Bridge, View From West Bank

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Western Road Approach To Bridge

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Eastern Road Approach To Bridge

Photo by Hans Muessig, Photographer, May 1985, for HAER

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View Of Deck Of Bridge, Facing East

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Detail View Of Railing

Photo by Hans Muessig, Photographer, May 1985, for HAER

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View Of Builder's Plate And Railing Detail

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View Of Center Span, View From Downstream

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View Of River Pier And Open Spandrel Arch Detail, View From West Bank

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3/4 View Of Underside Of Bridge Deck And Arch Detail, View Southwest

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Longitudinal View Showing Pier, Arch, And Underside Of Deck, View Facing West

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Detail View Of West Abutment, View Facing South

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Detail View Of East Abutment, View From Downstream

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Map

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Facts

Overview: Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Des Moines River on E Hawkeye Avenue in Fort Dodge
Location: Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1919; Replaced 1987
Builder: - Koss Construction Co.
Design: "The Hawkeye Avenue Bridge is a well-preserved example of an open spandrel reinforced concrete arch bridge. The bridge was designed by the Fort Dodge City Engineer, C.H. Reynolds, and constructed by Koss Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa.
"The Mill Rock Bridge was documented by Bennett, Muessig, Ryan & Associates, Ltd., Iowa City, Iowa, for the City of Fort Dodge in 1985."
Also called: Open Spandrel Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.52222, -94.20556 (decimal degrees)
42°31'20" N, 94°12'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/400978/4708464 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Fort Dodge North
Inventory number: BH 37425 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 13, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
HAER IA-17 - Hawkeye Avenue Open Spandrel Bridge

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