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Carruthers Creek Bridge

Lucas County, Iowa

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Single-story Bailey pony truss bridge over Carruthers Creek on H20
Location
Lucas County, Iowa
History
Built 1951; removed 2014
Design
Single-story Bailey pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.13678, -93.13174   (decimal degrees)
41°08'12" N, 93°07'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/488942/4553949 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Melcher-Dallas
Land survey
T. 73 N., R. 20 W., Sec. 11
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
10
Inventory numbers
IA 226860 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13887 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Bailey truss (189)
Built 1951 (300)
Built during 1950s (4,007)
ISHC Standard Design Type 300 (10)
Iowa (6,791)
Lost (28,431)
Lost 2014 (392)
Lost during 2010s (3,599)
 Lucas County, Iowa (71)
One-lane traffic (7,833)
Owned by county (21,606)
Pony truss (17,008)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,568)
Truss (35,420)

Update Log 

  • May 4, 2018: Updated by Luke: Was a Single-story Bailey pony truss
  • July 31, 2016: Updated by Kevin Skow: Updated based on satellite imagery. Site has been converted into a low water crossing. Bridge is gone.
  • August 16, 2013: Updated by Dave King: Updated status and coordinates

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Kevin Skow - weatherbum [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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