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Prairie Creek Bridge

Jackson County, Iowa

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Abandoned Prairie Creek Bridge

View approaching the bridge from the east.

Photo taken by Dave King on September 14, 2013

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BH Photo #266482

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Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on 17th Street
Location
Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa
Status
Abandoned
Design
Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.04729, -90.66994   (decimal degrees)
42°02'50" N, 90°40'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/692832/4657653 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Maquoketa
Inventory number
BH 57943 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,617)
Deck removed (43)
Iowa (6,469)
Jackson County, Iowa (76)
Lally columns (310)
Maquoketa, Iowa (6)
 Pin-connected (3,891)
Pony truss (16,160)
Pratt pony truss (3,632)
Pratt truss (9,268)
Truss (32,702)

Update Log 

  • September 14, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Lally columns"
  • September 14, 2013: New photos from Dave King
  • September 10, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke
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Abandoned Prairie Creek Bridge
Posted September 14, 2013, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Trusses are good on these abandoned Prairie Creek ponies and the decks are replaceable...

So why would anyone want to go out and buy an MOB?