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Lower San Rafael Bridge

Emery County, Utah

Photos 

Full View Of Bridge - South To North

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #126322

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over San Rafael River on County Road 1010
Location
Emery County, Utah
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Originally built in the 1940s, Relocated to this location in 1973, Replaced 1998
Design
Bailey triple-single (three side-by-side, one tall) Pony Truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 96.1 ft.
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.75750, -110.14194   (decimal degrees)
38°45'27" N, 110°08'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/574554/4290216 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Horse Bench East
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
13
Inventory number
BH 37669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 70.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bailey truss (189)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
Emery County, Utah (15)
Lost (28,514)
Lost 1996 (455)
Lost during 1990s (4,146)
Owned by county (21,612)
Pony truss (17,017)
 Pre-fab, modular steel panel truss (14)
Replaced by new bridge (19,392)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,654)
Structurally deficient (12,878)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,382)
Truss (35,485)
Utah (355)

Update Log 

  • January 4, 2020: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • October 17, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

  • Kim Harvey
  • HAER UT-89 - Lower San Rafael River Bridge, County Road 1010 Spanning San Rafael River, 22 mil, Green River vicinity, Emery County, UT
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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