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Looks like that farmer has a nice fire going in the distance ?

Photo taken by Quinn Phelan in September 2011

Overview: Through truss bridge over South Branch Salt Creek on U Avenue
Location: Tama County, Iowa
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1907
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 100.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.05298, -92.37651 (decimal degrees)
42°03'11" N, 92°22'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/551593/4655846 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 84 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 28
USGS topographic map: Clutier
Inventory numbers: IA 318690 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14487 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2008): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 25