South River Bridge

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From McKinley Avenue

Photo taken by Jason Smith

BH Photo #213254

Overview: Through truss bridge over South River on 85th Avenue and CSAH 57
Location: Warren County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1949
Builder: - Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design: Polygonal Warren through truss with subdivided beams resembling a riveted Pennsylvania petit through truss bridge. M-frame portal bracing and riveted/bolted connections
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 160.1 ft.
Total length: 232.0 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.32266, -93.64546 (decimal degrees)
41°19'22" N, 93°38'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/445980/4574776 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Martensdale
Land survey: T. 75 N., R. 24 W., Sec. 5
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 810
Inventory numbers: IA 333820 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14644 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 25.7 (out of 100)
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