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Little Bear Creek Bridge

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Little Bear Creek on 200th Street
Location
Poweshiek County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1957
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 108.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.73117, -92.39659   (decimal degrees)
41°43'52" N, 92°23'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/550183/4620105 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 80 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 20
USGS topographic map
Brooklyn
Inventory numbers
IA 293230 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14316 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 44.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
70

Categories 

Built 1957 (176)
Built during 1950s (2,382)
Iowa (3,492)
Lost (10,353)
Owned by county (16,482)
Pony truss (13,215)
Poweshiek County, Iowa (23)
Replaced by new bridge (7,132)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,994)
Structurally deficient (16,676)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,632)
Truss (23,562)
Wooden deck (5,397)

Update Log 

  • April 3, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been replaced

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net