Bear Creek Bridge

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Bear Creek Bridge

View from the southeast.

Photo taken by Dave King; Taken June 20, 2013

BH Photo #256872

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Bear Creek on 305th Street
Location: Buchanan County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1909
Design: Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 48.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.34745, -91.91887 (decimal degrees)
42°20'51" N, 91°55'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/589048/4688920 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cheney
Land survey: T. 87 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 17
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 25
Inventory numbers: IA 81380 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12926 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 17.9 (out of 100)
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