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Chariton River Bridge

Appanoose County, Iowa

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Chariton River on 600th Street
Location
Appanoose County, Iowa
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 128.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.60925, -92.72355   (decimal degrees)
40°36'33" N, 92°43'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/523386/4495418 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Coatsville
Land survey
T. 67 N., R. 16 W., Sec. 17
Inventory numbers
IA 63600 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12817 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,957)
Appanoose County, Iowa (64)
Chariton River (38)
Iowa (6,818)
Owned by county (21,711)
Pony truss (17,222)
 Span length 50-75 feet (10,547)
Structurally deficient (12,761)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,337)
Truss (36,706)
Warren pony truss (3,595)
Warren truss (7,089)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: After further review, the bridge still remains intact but the approaches have been removed
  • April 9, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated GPS and Road Name

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com

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