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Buffalo Creek Bridge

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Buffalo Creek on 120th Avenue
Location
Delaware County, Iowa
Status
No longer exists
History
Built ca. 1920; replaced 2003
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 90.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.32547, -91.55885   (decimal degrees)
42°19'32" N, 91°33'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 87 N., R. 6 W., Sec. 28
USGS topographic map
Coggon
Inventory numbers
IA 140290 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13382 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/1998)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1993)
70

Categories 

Built during 1920s (7,033)
Delaware County, Iowa (29)
Iowa (3,511)
Lost (10,373)
Lost 2003 (439)
Lost during 2000s (3,091)
Owned by county (16,492)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,719)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,795)
Truss (23,575)