Scarlet Avenue Bridge

Photo

North Wyacondah Creek Bridge on Scarlet Avenue

Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in April 2012

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

BH Photo #229158

Overview: Lost bedstead pony truss bridge over North Wyacondah Creek on Scarlet Avenue
Location: Davis County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 2014
Design: 3 panel bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Span length: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.65169, -92.29429 (decimal degrees)
40°39'06" N, 92°17'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/559662/4500331 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Pulaski
Land survey: T. 68 N., R. 12 W., Sec. 31
Inventory numbers: IA 133420 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13324 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2012): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 15

July 31, 2016: Updated by Kevin Skow: Updated based on satellite imagery. Bridge has been replaced.
April 6, 2012: Updated by Chris Gonnerman: Updated bridge truss description.