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Des Moines River Bridge

Kossuth County, Iowa
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Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Location
Kossuth County, Iowa
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1961
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Inventory numbers
IA 216670 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 53825 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/1991)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 31.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1982)
30

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1899 (169)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Iowa (3,511)
Kossuth County, Iowa (21)
Lost (10,376)
 Owned by county (16,495)
Pony truss (13,219)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,302)
Structurally deficient (16,686)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,635)
Truss (23,578)

Update Log 

  • October 6, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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