Mud Creek Bridge

Photos

South side of the bridge

Photo taken by Daniel Barnes in December 2016

BH Photo #371141

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Mud Creek on SE Vandalia Road
Location: Polk County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1920
Builder: - Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design: Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 152.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.50738, -93.36714 (decimal degrees)
41°30'27" N, 93°22'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/469361/4595148 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Runnells
Land survey: T. 77 N., R. 22 W., Sec. 2
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 50
Inventory numbers: IA 280550 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14257 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 43.5 (out of 100)
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May 26, 2019: Updated by James Holzmeier: Photo deleted as per Daniel Barnes's update
December 1, 2016: Updated by Daniel Barnes: Photo taken by James Holzmeier ca. 2000 is actually a picture of the Abandoned Mud Creek Pony Truss bridge to the north
December 23, 2014: New photo from James Holzmeier
July 24, 2013: Updated by Dave King: Added road name per To Do List