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view from the north bank of the Upper Iowa

This is the Lundy Bridge, which spans the Upper Iowa River on Lundy Bridge Road. This is the eastern most bridge in Winneshiek County

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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Oblique view

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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north entrance

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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another oblique view

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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south entrance with pony truss span

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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south entrance with view of the hills and forest

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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view from the parking lot of the boat ramp

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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close-up of riveted joints

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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portal bracing

Photo taken by Jason and Birgit Smith in December 2007

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height comparison between the photographer and the bridge

This was taken during the time the author witnessed two mating bald eagles flying over the river just east of the bridge. The author (on the bridge) was unfortunate enough to run out of film to photograph this lovely event, while Birgit took this shot with the digital camera. JS

Photo taken by Birgit Smith in December 2007

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on a local road
Location
Winneshiek County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 217.2 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.31817, -91.67314   (decimal degrees)
43°19'05" N, 91°40'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 98 N., R. 7 W., Sec. 9
Inventory numbers
IA 347310 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2005)
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: 46.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001)
70

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Built 1900 (582)
Built during 1900s (2,320)
Functionally obsolete (5,010)
Iowa (2,118)
Open (21,410)
Owned by county (14,102)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,975)
Through truss (5,151)
Total length 175-250 feet (1,732)
Truss (15,675)
Upper Iowa River (15)
Winneshiek County, Iowa (65)

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