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Overview Looking Northwest

Photo taken by J.R. Manning June 2012

This bridge might just be, perhaps, the only surviving example of a bridge built by the Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works.

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Peck Creek on Millville Road
Location: Clayton County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1916
Builder: - Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works of Dubuque, Iowa
Design: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions: Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.69540, -91.16707 (decimal degrees)
42°41'43" N, 91°10'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/650137/4728618 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 91 N., R. 3 W., Sec. 14
USGS topographic map: Colesburg
Inventory numbers: IA 118270 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13195 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2010): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 56.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 50