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Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Blood Run Creek on Oak Avenue north of Livermore
Location: Humboldt County, Iowa
Status: Collapsed
History: Built 1901 by the Marshalltown Bridge & Iron Works; destroyed 2003 in car accident
Builder: - Marshalltown Bridge & Iron Works
Design: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 78.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.87610, -94.17858 (decimal degrees)
42°52'34" N, 94°10'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/403742/4747730 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Saint Joseph
Inventory numbers: IA 185210 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13653 (Bridgehunter.com ID)