Chelsea Lincoln Highway Bridge

Tama County, Iowa

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The east railing

This bridge carried the original Lincoln Highway south into Chelsea, where it turned east. Some years ago, the highway bypassed Chelsea to the north with a long, gentle curve. The entire area was bypassed when US 30 moved to the north with a new alignment over the Bohemian Hills. Note the light standards.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004

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The south approach and deck

The bridge is in a flood plain and water swept over this deck often.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004

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The south portal

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2004

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Winter 2006-2007

The old bridge is gone and the new one is going in.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in February 2007

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The New Bridge

The south approach.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The east railing

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The light standards await their globes

It appears that the old light standards were salvaged, restored and replaced.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The deck and east railing

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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Facts 

Overview
Lost steel stringer bridge over Otter Creek on CH V18 (Original Lincoln Highway)
Location
Tama County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1928, Closed 2006, Demolished and replaced 2007
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.92500, -92.40278   (decimal degrees)
41°55'30" N, 92°24'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/549518/4641621 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Chelsea
Inventory number
BH 36332 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2006)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 4.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
970

Categories 

Beam (1,816)
Built 1928 (543)
Built during 1920s (4,729)
Iowa (2,170)
Lincoln Highway (49)
Lost (1,697)
Owned by county (14,324)
Replaced by new bridge (765)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,208)
Steel stringer (457)
Structurally deficient (12,027)
Tama County, Iowa (49)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,720)

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