Kilbourn Bridge

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Facts 

Overview

Six-span through truss bridge over the Des Moines River on Lark Avenue

Location

Van Buren County, Iowa

Status

Closed to all traffic

History

Built 1908-09 by the Ottumwa Supply & Construction Co.

Builder

- Ottumwa Supply & Construction Co.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 135.2 ft.
Total length: 855.4 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.79987, -91.97043   (decimal degrees)
40°47'60" N, 91°58'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/586850/4517051 (zone/easting/northing)

Land survey

T. 69 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 2

USGS topographic map

Mount Zion

Inventory numbers

IA 328760 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14566 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 07/2007)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.9 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2006)

60

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 18, 2008: Updated by Historic American Engineering Record
• June 16, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record

Sources 

• Historic American Engineering Record
• HAER IA-85 - Kilbourn Bridge

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