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Sioux Avenue Buck Creek Bridge

Johnson County, Iowa

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Half-Hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Buck Creek on Sioux Avenue
Location
Johnson County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1908
Builder
- Iowa Bridge Co. (1902-193X) of Des Moines, Iowa
Design
Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 38.1 ft.
Total length: 38.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.52172, -91.48304   (decimal degrees)
41°31'18" N, 91°28'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/626569/4597786 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
IA 203060 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 91820 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1908 (786)
Built during 1900s (7,632)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (566)
Iowa (6,791)
Iowa Bridge Co. (1902-193X) (55)
Johnson County, Iowa (219)
Lost (28,430)
Lost 1992 (471)
Lost during 1990s (4,141)
 Owned by county (21,606)
Pony truss (17,008)
Pratt pony truss (3,949)
Pratt truss (10,291)
Relocated (1,035)
Replaced by new bridge (19,335)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,218)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,498)
Truss (35,420)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2021: Updated by Luke: Corrected stream name; Added info from Kent Park listing; Noted bridge was relocated to Kent Park

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Sources 

  • Luke

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