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Overview: Through truss bridge over Big Cedar Creek on Vine Avenue
Location: Van Buren County, Iowa
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic (south approach blocked by No Trespassing sign 1/2 mile from bridge)
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 109.9 ft.
Total length: 109.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.89469, -91.77675 (decimal degrees)
40°53'41" N, 91°46'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/603041/4527787 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 70 N., R. 8 W., Sec. 4
USGS topographic map: Lockridge West
Inventory numbers: IA 329160 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14555 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2009): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 60