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West Fork Crooked Creek Bridge

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Photo provided by Hank Zaletel

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Overview
Lost Warren pony truss bridge on CSAH G38
Location
Washington County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1928; Lost 2010
Design
Riveted Warren pony truss bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 177.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.29353, -91.72524   (decimal degrees)
41°17'37" N, 91°43'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/606733/4572125 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 75 N., R. 8 W., Sec. 24
USGS topographic map
Washington
Inventory numbers
IA 336610 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14688 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2009)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 1.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
910

Update Log 

  • May 6, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "White Pole Road"
  • January 8, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
  • October 26, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "One-lane traffic", "Crooked Creek (Iowa)"
  • September 6, 2011: New photo from Jason Smith
  • September 5, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: This bridge has been replaced
  • June 22, 2011: Updated by Jason Smith: Changed the bridge type: This is a Warren pony truss bridge
  • June 11, 2011: New photos from Luke Harden

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • RailPictures.net
  • History - About that "White Pole Road"