180th Avenue Bridge

Photos

December 2009 - Side View Looking NorthEast

Winneshiek County Iowa

BH Photo #246917

Overview: Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on 180th Avenue
Location: Winneshiek County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1916
Design: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 53.2 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Also called: Unnamed Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.09696, -91.75055 (decimal degrees)
43°05'49" N, 91°45'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/601681/4772339 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Festina
Land survey: T. 96 N., R. 8 W., Sec. 35
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 70
Inventory numbers: IA 346260 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14756 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2009): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21.9 (out of 100)
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180th Avenue Bridge

Posted January 17, 2013, by Don Morrison

The structure at these coordinates does not appear to be an historic bridge, at least from way up here in the satellite.