Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Slated for demolition and replacement anticipated let date September 2015. Project BROS-3650(604)--8J-47
Location: 42.341480,-95.475308
Carries 5th Street over Badger Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Badger Creek on 5th Street in Ida Grove
History: Built 1900, Replaced 2017
Built: 1900
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.339058,-95.474704
Carries Seventh Street over Badger Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Riveted Warren pony truss bridge over Badger Creek on Seventh Street in Ida Grove
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900
Location: Ida County
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468197
New Bridge
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.522222,-95.662222
Carries Woodbury Avenue over Bitter Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Bitter Creek on Woodbury Avenue
History: Built ca. 1960
Built: ca. 1960
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.523311,-95.701498
Carries Timber Avenue over Bitter Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 72.0 Feet
Span Length: 70.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Bitter Creek on Timber Avenue
History: Built 1964
Built: 1964
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.275556,-95.439167
Carries US 59 over Branch of Soldier River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 35.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over a branch of Soldier River on US 59
History: Built 1947, lost ca. 2019
Built: 1947
Location: Ida County
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468191
New Bridge completed recently. Looking NE
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468192
Looking Northeast
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.385371,-95.346634
Carries 220th Street over Elk Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Elk Creek on 220th Street
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Ida County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.335694,-95.400568
Carries Noble Avenue over Odebolt Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 166.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Odebolt Creek on Noble Avenue
History: Built 1981
Built: 1981
Location: Ida County
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468198
Overview. Looking East
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468199
North side with footing & abutment
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468200
Main span
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South footing
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South approach
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468203
South footing
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Underneath the deck
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piers & underside of the approach
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468240
Deck & Truss
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Footing
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468242
Truss
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South abutment
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468244
Looking North
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
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East truss
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East truss detail
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East truss detail
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468248
Looking South
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468249
Looking South
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468250
Looking South
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468251
East truss
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468252
Truss detail
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
Status: No longer exists
Location: 42.341164,-95.361771
Carries Local road over Odebolt Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Odebolt Creek on a local road
History: Built 1939; rehabilitated 1985; replaced 2003
Built: 1939
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.384836,-95.438982
Carries Local road over Elk Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 74.2 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Elk Creek on a local road
History: Replaced 1992
Built:
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.341363,-95.594274
Carries Local road over Battle Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Battle Creek on a local road
History: Built 1916; replaced 1994
Built: 1916
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.327125,-95.630912
Carries 260th Street over Aldrich Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Aldrich Creek on 260th Street
History: Replaced 1997
Built:
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 42.399236,-95.438952
Carries Local road over Buffalo Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on a local road
History: Replaced 1992
Built:
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.348002,-95.483085
Carries 1st Street over Maple River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maple River on 1st Street
History: Replaced 1913
Built:
Location: Ida County
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249435
Photo provided by Hank Zaletel
249436
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
348663
IDA GROVE IOWA SCENE ON THE MAPLE RIVER
Side view probably dating from 1905 - 1910
Photo uploaded by Art S
403942
Circa 1909
Old Postcard View
457526
1907 postcard
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.343552,-95.458549
Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Odebolt Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Odebolt Creek on Pedestrian Pathway
History: Built 1971
Built: 1971
Location: Ida County
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468193
Looking North
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468194
Looking Northeast
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468195
Bridge is "guarded" 24/7
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468196
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
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Towers
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Closeup on tower
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
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Base
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468219
Looking NE
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NE towers
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Towers
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Deck & tower bases
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468223
Under the main deck
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SW towers
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468225
Towers
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468226
Looking NE
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SW Towers
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468228
Looking NE
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468229
Looking SW
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468230
Suspension wires
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468231
Railing & closeup of bricks
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468232
Looking SW
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468233
Closeup of a window
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468234
Chain on NE tower
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468235
Statue closeup
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468236
NE tower
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468237
Closeup of sheild
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
468238
Looking South
Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in March 2020
Status: Open to private traffic?
Location: 42.476752,-95.454360
Carries Field (Old Road?) over Fritz Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fritz Creek on Field (Old Road?)
History:
Built:
Location: Ida County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.464533,-95.668147
Carries 165th Street (D22) over Bacon Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Bacon Creek on 165th Street (D22)
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.347253,-95.483563
Carries Chicago & North Western Railway over Maple River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Maple River on Chicago & North Western Railway
History: Built 1877; Replaced ?
Built: 1877
Location: Ida County
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319730
Photo provided by Hank Zaletel
Status: Removed
Location: 42.347190,-95.483778
Carries Chicago & North Western Railway over Maple River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Maple River on Chicago & North Western Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.349156,-95.483723
Carries US 80 over Maple River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 212.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Maple River on US 80
History: Built 1913, Replaced 1989
Built: 1913
Location: Ida County
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351386
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
464776
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
497248
US59 Maple River Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.346377,-95.467436
Carries Washington Street/Avenue over Odebolt Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Odebolt Creek on Washington Street/
History:
Built:
Location: Ida County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.346139,-95.467758
Carries Washington Street/Avenue over Odebolt Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Odebolt Creek on Washington Street/Avenue
History: Built ?; Removed 1968; Replaced 1972
Built:
Location: Ida County
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497277
The bridge this entry is for is in the background, not the foreground.
Photo courtesy of the Sioux City Journal
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.343557,-95.478223
Carries road over Badger Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Badger Creek on road
History:
Built:
Location: Ida County
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502642
Ida Grove Wagon Bridge
view c1915
Photo from old postcard
Status:
Location: 42.519154,-95.641564
Carries Road over Drainage
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Drainage on Road
History:
Built:
Location: Ida County
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
