Old Mans Creek Bridge

Photos

Looking North

Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in April 2012

BH Photo #228870

Overview: Through truss bridge over Old Mans Creek on CR W62 (Sharon Center Road)
Location: Johnson County, Iowa
Status: Bridge is being demolished according to forum post
History: Built ca. 1930
Builder: - Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 122.1 ft.
Total length: 122.1 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.60618, -91.61555 (decimal degrees)
41°36'22" N, 91°36'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/615362/4606977 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Hills
Land survey: T. 79 N., R. 7 W., Sec. 36
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 600
Inventory numbers: IA 204250 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13775 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2013): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 36.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

May 5, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
May 2, 2014: Updated by Jason Smith: Updated status per posting, bridge being demolished
April 1, 2012: New photos from Quinn Phelan
February 17, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith

Old Mans Creek Bridge

Posted May 2, 2014, by Julie Bowers (jbowerz1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Word on the back roads that this bridge is being replaced as of yesterday. Slipped through when we weren't looking north from Kalona.