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South Avery Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Bob Davis

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over South Avery Creek on 200th Avenue
Location
Wapello County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca. 1920
Design
Riveted Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 121.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.07503, -92.54432   (decimal degrees)
41°04'30" N, 92°32'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/538280/4547186 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 72 N., R. 15 W., Sec. 1
USGS topographic map
Chillicothe
Inventory numbers
IA 331520 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14615 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
60

Categories 

Built during 1920s (7,033)
Iowa (3,511)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,320)
Owned by county (16,492)
Pony truss (13,217)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,719)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,634)
Truss (23,575)
Wapello County, Iowa (54)
Warren pony truss (1,987)
Warren truss (3,961)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Sources 

  • Bob Davis - bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net

Comments 

South Avery Creek Bridge
Posted November 9, 2008, by Bob Davis (bobdaviscfi [at] earthlink [dot] net)

Bridge carries 200th Avenue vehicular traffic across South Avery Creek about two miles from its confluence with the Des Moines River. Photos taken November 9, 2008 any my coordiantes (41.07516, -92.54430) match closely with those provided by BridgeHunter.

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