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East Tarkio River Bridge

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over East Tarkio River on a local road
Location
Page County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1941; replaced 1996
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 39.0 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.85732, -95.11862   (decimal degrees)
40°51'26" N, 95°07'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 70 N., R. 37 W., Sec. 21
USGS topographic map
Clarinda North
Inventory numbers
IA 267980 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 40668 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/1991)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1983)
20

Categories 

Built 1941 (302)
Built during 1940s (2,795)
Iowa (3,499)
Lost (10,356)
Lost 1996 (375)
Lost during 1990s (3,217)
Page County, Iowa (23)
Pony truss (13,215)
Replaced by new bridge (7,131)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,048)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Tarkio River (30)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
Truss (23,565)

Update Log 

  • March 1, 2009: Added by James Baughn