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The location of the lost bridge

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The replacement slab

Is the high chain link fence to keep bridge enthusiasts from jumping?

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The replacement slab

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

Map

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Facts

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Deer Creek on a local road in Toledo
Location: Tama County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1912
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 124.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.99276, -92.59206 (decimal degrees)
41°59'34" N, 92°35'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/533788/4649052 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 83 N., R. 15 W., Sec. 21
USGS topographic map: Tama
Inventory numbers: IA 11320 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14462 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2004): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 150

Update Log

January 26, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning

Sources

J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
Historic Bridges of Iowa - History of Lost Toledo Bridge

Comments

Deer Creek Bridge

Posted May 14, 2007, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I believe this is the description of the bridge in Toledo, Iowa.......not my neck of the woods, so I don't know if it's still standing. I found this info on the Iowa Historic Bridge site under listings for Tama County.