Mosquito Creek Bridge

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.

Overview

Lost through truss bridge over Mosquito Creek on a local road

Location

Shelby County, Iowa

Status

No longer exists

History

Built 1926; rehabilitated 1950; replaced 2000

Design

Through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 198.2 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.2 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.61689, -95.55802   (decimal degrees)
41°37'01" N, 95°33'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Land survey

T. 79 N., R. 40 W., Sec. 31

USGS topographic map

Persia

Inventory numbers

IA 305870 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14398 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 02/1997)

Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 1996)

45

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