Historic Bridges
of the United States
244th Avenue Bridge
Winneshiek County
,
Iowa
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Photos taken October 2005 by Jason Smith
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Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 244th Avenue, east of Bluffton
Location
Winneshiek County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1924
Design
Two riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 248.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.41023, -91.89090
(decimal degrees)
43°24'37" N, 91°53'27" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 99 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 10 (Bluffton Twp.)
Inventory numbers
IA 348840
(Iowa bridge number)
BH 14711
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
6-panel truss
(115)
Built 1924
(334)
Built during 1920s
(3,995)
Iowa
(2,118)
One-lane traffic
(307)
Open
(21,410)
Owned by county
(14,102)
Pratt truss
(1,374)
Riveted
(356)
Span length 100-125 feet
(2,228)
Through truss
(5,151)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,732)
Truss
(15,675)
Upper Iowa River
(15)
Winneshiek County, Iowa
(65)
Update Log
December 19, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith
Sources
Jason Smith -
JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
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