Chariton River Bridge

Photos

Looking Northwest

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in August 2017

BH Photo #400361

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Chariton River on 270th Avenue
Location: Lucas County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1916; rehabilitated 1960
Builder: - Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa
Design: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 165.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.93323, -93.23102 (decimal degrees)
40°55'60" N, 93°13'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/480551/4531370 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Russell
Land survey: T. 71 N., R. 21 W., Sec. 24
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 30
Inventory numbers: IA 225480 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13889 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.9 (out of 100)
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