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Overview: Two-span stone arch bridge over Turkey River on Bridge Street in Elkader
Location: Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1889; rehabilitated 1973
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 189.0 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.85486, -91.40404 (decimal degrees)
42°51'17" N, 91°24'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/630391/4745932 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Elkader
Inventory numbers: NRHP 76000747 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 13180 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006): 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: 2.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 5,100