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Bitter Creek Bridge

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Bitter Creek on Timber Avenue
Location
Ida County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1964
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 72.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.52331, -95.70150   (decimal degrees)
42°31'24" N, 95°42'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/278103/4711418 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 89 N., R. 41 W.
USGS topographic map
Washta
Inventory numbers
IA 187730 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13672 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1964 (105)
Built during 1960s (1,214)
Ida County, Iowa (14)
Iowa (3,495)
Lost (10,353)
Owned by county (16,483)
Pony truss (13,215)
Replaced by new bridge (7,132)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,995)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
Truss (23,562)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been replaced

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net