Branch English River Bridge

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Branch English River Bridge

View from the south where the road becomes abandoned

Photo taken by Dave King; Taken July 22, 2013

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Facts 

Overview

Pony truss bridge over a branch of English River on now abandoned Mm Avenue

Location

Iowa County, Iowa

Status

Derelict/abandoned

History

Built 1963

Design

Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 107.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.53825, -92.05196   (decimal degrees)
41°32'18" N, 92°03'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/579079/4598945 (zone/easting/northing)

Land survey

T. 78 N., R. 10 W., Sec. 30

USGS topographic map

North English

Inventory numbers

IA 188240 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13680 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2006)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2002)

10

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Update Log 

• July 23, 2013: New photos from Dave King
• January 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: The bridge and the road are both abandoned

Sources 

• Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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