Photo 

Overview

Photo taken by Jason Smith

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Little Sioux River on 495th Street east of US 71
Location
Clay County, Iowa
Status
Destroyed by tornado
Future prospects
It's not clear if this bridge will be reconstructed from the wreckage, or completely replaced by a modern bridge
History
Built 1905 by the Clinton Bridge & Iron Works; relocated here in 1926; rehabilitated in 1943 and 1984; destroyed by tornado in June 2004
Builder
- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 190.4 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.92936, -95.09789   (decimal degrees)
42°55'46" N, 95°05'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/328806/4755105 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Webb
Inventory number
BH 13152 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • September 26, 2005: Posted photo from Jason Smith

Sources 

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