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Otter Creek Bridge

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Barrel Shot Looking West

Photo taken by J.R. Manning

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Otter Creek on 45th Street
Location
Fayette County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1956
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 59.1 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.69288, -91.94863   (decimal degrees)
42°41'34" N, 91°56'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/586121/4727246 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 91 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 18
USGS topographic map
Oelwein
Inventory numbers
IA 149680 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13474 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2009)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 22.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
20

Categories 

Built 1956 (195)
Built during 1950s (2,382)
Fayette County, Iowa (56)
Iowa (3,506)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,316)
Owned by county (16,489)
Pony truss (13,217)
Pratt pony truss (2,342)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,897)
Truss (23,573)

Update Log 

  • June 10, 2012: New photos from J.R. Manning

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