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Brushy Creek Bridge

Guthrie County, Iowa

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Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Brushy Creek on 245th Street
Location
Guthrie County, Iowa
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1966; removed 2013
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 64.0 ft.
Total length: 107.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65231, -94.44148   (decimal degrees)
41°39'08" N, 94°26'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/379970/4612177 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Guthrie Center East
Land survey
T. 79 N., R. 31 W., Sec. 15
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
10
Inventory numbers
IA 167850 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13553 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2011)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 23.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1966 (163)
Built during 1960s (2,032)
Guthrie County, Iowa (44)
Iowa (6,500)
Lost (24,744)
Lost 2013 (364)
Lost during 2010s (3,284)
One-lane traffic (7,606)
 Owned by county (20,783)
Pony truss (16,186)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,076)
Structurally deficient (14,196)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,174)
Truss (32,794)
Wooden deck (6,069)

Update Log 

  • September 15, 2014: Updated by Luke: Updated status per forum comment

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Unnamed Creek Bridge
Posted September 15, 2014, by Kevin (weatherbum [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge was removed by the county, probably in late 2012 or early 2013. The bank supports remain but the rest of the structure has been removed. Aerial imagery confirms it existed in mid-2012, but it had been gone for some time when I drove by it in July 2014.