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Willey Branch Bridge

Carroll County, Iowa

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Willey Branch on Phoenix Avenue
Location
Carroll County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1900
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.1 ft.
Total length: 77.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.96791, -94.80311   (decimal degrees)
41°58'04" N, 94°48'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/350592/4647786 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dedham
Land survey
T. 83 N., R. 34 W., Sec. 27
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
30
Inventory numbers
IA 94380 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13018 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2008)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 29.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1900 (920)
Built during 1900s (7,228)
Carroll County, Iowa (54)
Iowa (6,511)
Lost (24,771)
Lost 2012 (382)
Lost during 2010s (3,286)
Owned by county (20,789)
 Pony truss (16,189)
Replaced by new bridge (16,603)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,434)
Structurally deficient (14,183)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,588)
Truss (32,817)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • September 15, 2014: Updated by Luke: Updated status per forum comment. Bridge replaced in 2012 per NBI
  • April 26, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Road Name

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Luke
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Comments 

Willey Branch Bridge
Posted September 15, 2014, by Kevin (weatherbum [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Bridge likely no longer exists. Google Earth imagery from 2012 indicates that this bridge has been replaced.