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Overview: Through truss bridge over a branch of Des Moines River on Hawk Drive
Location: Van Buren County, Iowa
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1906
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.75111, -91.88626 (decimal degrees)
40°45'04" N, 91°53'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/594019/4511725 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 69 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 27
USGS topographic map: Mount Zion
Inventory numbers: IA 328550 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14561 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/1998): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 25

January 23, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Fixed the GPS coordinates. Bridge is closed to all traffic