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Rating:
13354
{74}%
2 votes
Old US 69 Little River Bridge
Decatur County
,
Iowa
Photos
Looking North
Photo taken by David Backlin in August 2017
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BH Photo #403272
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Little River on Old 69 Highway
Location
Decatur County
,
Iowa
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1943
Builder
-
Iowa State Highway Commission
of Ames, Iowa
Design
Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 196.2 ft.
Deck width: 18.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.67301
,
-93.77663
(decimal degrees)
40°40'23" N, 93°46'36" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/434361/4502749
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Davis City
Land survey
T. 68 N., R. 25 W., Sec. 19
Average daily traffic
(as of 2012)
70
Inventory numbers
IA 137070
(Iowa bridge number)
BH 13354
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report
(as of November 2018)
Sufficiency rating: 28.9
(out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Categories
Built 1943
(122)
Built during 1940s
(4,108)
Closed
(2,666)
Decatur County, Iowa
(47)
Iowa
(6,530)
Iowa State Highway Commission
(814)
Jefferson Highway
(46)
Little River (Iowa)
(4)
Old US 69
(6)
Owned by county
(20,859)
Pony truss
(16,245)
Span length 75-100 feet
(6,454)
Total length 175-250 feet
(4,286)
Truss
(32,984)
US 69
(46)
Warren pony truss
(3,372)
Warren pony truss with all verticals
(461)
Warren truss
(6,583)
Update Log
September 20, 2017: Updated by David Backlin: Updated to Closed
July 18, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Changed 'local road' to correct road name
Related Bridges
Jefferson Highway Little River Bridge
(Predecessor)
Sources
Dave King
-
DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
David Backlin
-
us71 [at] cox [dot] net
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