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Photo taken by Dave Sebben

Pony truss on a local road to a field entrance.

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sibles Creek on a Former alignment of IA 38
Location: Jones County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic.
Design: Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Span length: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.96154, -91.14989 (decimal degrees)
41°57'42" N, 91°08'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/653316/4647161 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 83 N., R. 3 W.
USGS topographic map: Stanwood
Inventory numbers: IA 206650 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13792 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/1992): Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 50.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1988): 100

July 3, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
July 2, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Added streetview, tweaked location on map, and added photograph.

Field Entrance Bridge

Posted April 29, 2012, by David Sebben (nebbes61 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This is the original Highway 38 bridge before it was realigned.