Tama County is fast losing its few remaining Pratt truss bridges from the beginning of the 20th Century.
The latest bridge to be on the chopping block is one locally known as the Chambers Ford bridge, across the Iowa River southeast of Chelsea. It’s the only crossing between V18 and IA 21, but it has been closed for years.
Tama County supervisors are now looking for someone to literally take the bridge off their hands so a new one can be built. Bridge Hunter has many pictures of the bridge and its deteriorating wooden deck.