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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: 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

January 25, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: The bridge and the road are both abandoned