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Buckeye Creek Bridge

Wapello County, Iowa

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Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Buckeye Creek on 100th Street
Location
Wapello County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1920; replaced 2014
Builder
- Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 52.2 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.03135, -92.24053   (decimal degrees)
41°01'53" N, 92°14'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/563842/4542515 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Abingdon
Land survey
T. 72 N., R. 12 W., Sec. 21
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
40
Inventory numbers
IA 331120 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14592 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2014)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 33 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built during 1920s (10,254)
Iowa (6,789)
Iowa State Highway Commission (834)
Lost (28,364)
Lost 2014 (392)
Lost during 2010s (3,598)
Owned by county (21,598)
Pony truss (17,004)
 Replaced by new bridge (19,289)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,217)
Steel grate deck (467)
Structurally deficient (12,896)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,563)
Truss (35,365)
Wapello County, Iowa (111)

Update Log 

  • August 1, 2016: Updated by Kevin Skow: Updated based on satellite imagery. Bridge has been replaced.

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