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Squaw Creek Bridge

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Squaw Creek on 140th Street and W Avenue
Location
Boone County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 84.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.15201, -93.74270   (decimal degrees)
42°09'07" N, 93°44'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/438637/4666920 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 85 N., R. 25 W., Sec. 27
USGS topographic map
Ames NW
Inventory numbers
IA 78200 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12906 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2010)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 56.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
30

Categories 

Boone County, Iowa (55)
Built 1900 (698)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Iowa (3,491)
One-lane traffic (7,111)
Open (28,295)
Owned by county (16,482)
Pony truss (13,215)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Structurally deficient (16,675)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,793)
Truss (23,559)

Update Log 

  • February 19, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated bridge data

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