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Little Wapsipinicon River Bridge

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Southwest angle

A view looking east northeast

Photo taken by Don Morrison in August 2012

License: Released into public domain

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Little Wapsipinicon River on 150th Street
Location
Chickasaw County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1952; rehabilitated 1988
Design
Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.14144, -92.42628   (decimal degrees)
43°08'29" N, 92°25'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/546655/4776681 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 96 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 18
USGS topographic map
Elma
Inventory numbers
IA 112530 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13142 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2012)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 43.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
20

Update Log 

  • September 22, 2012: New photos from Don Morrison
  • February 9, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge is a Warren pony truss bridge
  • May 3, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added Road Name

Sources 

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