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Branch Iowa River H Ave. Bridge

Tama County, Iowa

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Iowa River on H Avenue
Location
Tama County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1914
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.05170, -92.63007   (decimal degrees)
42°03'06" N, 92°37'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/530612/4655582 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Garwin
Land survey
T. 84 N., R. 15 W., Sec. 29
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
50
Inventory numbers
IA 319050 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14454 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 19.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1914 (851)
Built during 1910s (10,014)
Iowa (6,811)
Lost (29,047)
Lost 2011 (515)
Lost during 2010s (3,620)
Owned by county (21,656)
 Pony truss (17,078)
Replaced by new bridge (19,747)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,459)
Structurally deficient (12,827)
Tama County, Iowa (111)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,627)
Truss (35,926)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2012: Updated by Matt Lohry: Google Earth's new 2011 aerial shows a brand new UCEB here.
  • February 17, 2010: Updated by J.R. Manning: Fixed name and location

Sources 

  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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