Photo 

Gone

I wish I could have seen the old bridge. There was a lot of cutting and filling done in this area in order to build this non-descript culvert.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on a local road
Location
Dubuque County, Iowa
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1912
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 34.1 ft.
Total length: 35.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.57148, -90.78048   (decimal degrees)
42°34'17" N, 90°46'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/682165/4715617 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 90 N., R. 1 E.
USGS topographic map
Sherrill
Inventory numbers
IA 147910 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13442 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2005)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001)
90

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2008: New photo from J.R. Manning

Sources 

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