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West Fork Cedar River Bridge

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Overview
Through truss bridge over West Fork Cedar River on Willow Avenue
Location
Butler County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1920; rehabilitated 1956
Design
Parker through truss built using state department standards
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 330.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.62002, -92.59380   (decimal degrees)
42°37'12" N, 92°35'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/533311/4718699 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 90 N., R. 15 W., Sec. 11
USGS topographic map
New Hartford
Inventory numbers
IA 86640 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12983 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 42.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
100

Update Log 

  • May 11, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • February 2, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge is a Parker through truss bridge
  • July 25, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: Readjusted the GPS coordinates
  • April 16, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Road Name

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West Fork Cedar River Bridge
Posted May 11, 2012, by julie bowers (jbowerz1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

lvery nice.

West Fork Cedar River Bridge
Posted May 11, 2012, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Thanks for sharing the pic! A very nice Parker truss, indeed.

West Fork Cedar River Bridge
Posted May 11, 2012, by heide (heidecozart [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Hello!

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