Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Overview

Photos taken October 2005 by Jason & Birgit Smith

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South portal

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North portal

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Standing on bridge

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Overhead bracing

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Overview: Bowstring through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on Cattle Creek Road
Location: Winneshiek County, Iowa
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled for replacement in FY 2011
History: Built 1874 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Bowstring through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 129.0 ft.
Total length: 151.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.41514, -91.95919 (decimal degrees)
43°24'54" N, 91°57'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/584261/4807442 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 99 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 6 (Bluffton Township)
USGS topographic map: Bluffton
Inventory numbers: NRHP 98000464 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 14734 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 50

Gilliece Bridge

Posted December 26, 2005, by Jim Gilliece (jimmygill [at] msn [dot] com)

hah! what do I think of this!!

A bridge with the same name (exact spelling and all) as mine.