Photos
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The west face This bridge appears to have had some recent maintenance and paint. Bessie seemed quite disinterested in my efforts. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The west truss and deck It appeared to be a good Summer for grape vines on Dubuque County bridges. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The north approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The east truss and deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The west truss and deck from the north portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The deck and mounting joint The deck appears to be worn concrete. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The east side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The south approach Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on a local road
- Location
- Dubuque County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built ca. 1930
- Design
- Pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 72.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.32750, -90.80704 (decimal degrees)
42°19'39" N, 90°48'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/680685/4688468 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 87 N., R. 1 E.
- USGS topographic map
- Bernard
- Inventory numbers
- IA 145600 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13437 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 04/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 86.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
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