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Carters Creek Bridge on Ice Avenue

Photo taken by Chris Gonnerman in April 2012

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

Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Carters Creek on Ice Avenue
Location: Davis County, Iowa
Status: Barely intact but closed to all traffic
History: Built 1905
Design: 2 panel pin-connected bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Span length: 35.1 ft.
Total length: 35.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.65794, -92.48949 (decimal degrees)
40°39'29" N, 92°29'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/543156/4500911 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 68 N., R. 14 W., Sec. 29
USGS topographic map: Bloomfield South
Inventory numbers: IA 133880 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13307 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2010): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 33.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 30

April 6, 2012: Updated by Chris Gonnerman: Updated bridge truss description and status.