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Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Maple Creek on 10th Avenue
Location: Buena Vista County, Iowa, and Cherokee County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910; rehabilitated 1945; replaced 1997
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 43.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.73873, -95.38757 (decimal degrees)
42°44'19" N, 95°23'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/304566/4734566 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 92 N., R. 38 W., Sec. 31
USGS topographic map: Aurelia
Inventory numbers: IA 86090 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 40592 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1990): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1986): 55