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Oblique view Photos taken October 2005 by Jason & Birgit Smith |
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West portal |
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East portal |
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Behind the east portal |
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Plaque Continental Bridge Co. 06 Chicago Ill. |
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Scenery |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on a local road
- Location
- Winneshiek County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to one-lane traffic
- History
- Built 1906 by the Continental Bridge Co.
- Builder
- - Continental Bridge Co.
- Design
- Pin-connected, 10-panel Parker through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 158.1 ft.
Total length: 162.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.42150, -91.93510 (decimal degrees)
43°25'17" N, 91°56'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/586202/4808174 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 99 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 5
- USGS topographic map
- Bluffton
- Inventory numbers
- IA 348790 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14723 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 04/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.6 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2001)
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