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Maple River Bridge

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Maple River on 40th Avenue
Location
Buena Vista County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1914; rehabilitated 1939
Design
Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 52.2 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.60774, -95.32872   (decimal degrees)
42°36'28" N, 95°19'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/308982/4719885 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 90 N., R. 38 W., Sec. 15
USGS topographic map
Schaller North
Inventory numbers
IA 84700 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12965 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
15

Update Log 

  • February 13, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge is a Warren pony truss bridge
  • April 15, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Updated Road Name

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net