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Purgatory Creek Bridge

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Purgatory Creek on 380th Street
Location
Calhoun County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.1 ft.
Total length: 58.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.23836, -94.61987   (decimal degrees)
42°14'18" N, 94°37'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/366346/4677511 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 86 N., R. 32 W., Sec. 30
USGS topographic map
Wightman
Inventory numbers
IA 90510 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 12998 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
35

Categories 

Built 1900 (698)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Calhoun County, Iowa (21)
Iowa (3,489)
One-lane traffic (7,111)
Open (28,293)
Owned by county (16,482)
Pony truss (13,214)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,993)
Structurally deficient (16,674)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,893)
Truss (23,558)
Wooden deck (5,397)

Update Log 

  • April 25, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Road Name

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