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Oblique view

Photos taken October 2005 by Jason & Birgit Smith

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West portal

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East portal

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Behind the east portal

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Plaque

Continental Bridge Co.
06
Chicago Ill.

Overview: Through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on a local road
Location: Winneshiek County, Iowa
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1906 by the Continental Bridge Co.
Builder: - Continental Bridge Co.
Design: Pin-connected, 10-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 158.1 ft.
Total length: 162.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.42150, -91.93510 (decimal degrees)
43°25'17" N, 91°56'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/586202/4808174 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 99 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 5
USGS topographic map: Bluffton
Inventory numbers: IA 348790 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14723 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 70