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Big Creek Bridge

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Creek on a local road
Location
Henry County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 2010
History
Built 1962; replaced in 2010
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 103.0 ft.
Total length: 106.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.95746, -91.59434   (decimal degrees)
40°57'27" N, 91°35'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/618295/4534986 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 71 N., R. 06 W., Sec. 18
USGS topographic map
Mount Pleasant
Inventory numbers
IA 180420 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13628 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2009)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
110

Update Log 

  • July 30, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Removed city as bridge was not within city limits
  • September 6, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been replaced.

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com