Photos 

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Overview

Photos taken October 2005 by Jason & Birgit Smith
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Oblique view

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East portal

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Deck view

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Lower joint

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Behind the portal

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Portal decorations

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Plaque

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Little Turkey River on 150th Street in Fort Atkinson
Location
Winneshiek County, Iowa
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1892 by D.H. Young of Manchester, Iowa
Builder
- D.H. Young
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 131.9 ft.
Total length: 183.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.15301, -91.92899   (decimal degrees)
43°09'11" N, 91°55'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/587079/4778362 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 96 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 8 (Washington Township)
USGS topographic map
Fort Atkinson
Inventory numbers
NRHP 98000460 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 14732 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001)
100

Update Log 

  • December 19, 2005: Posted photos from Jason & Birgit Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net