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Overview: Pony arch bridge over East Fork Des Moines River on CR P14
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1916 by the Marsh Engineering Co.
Builder: - Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
Design: Pony arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.34489, -94.44264 (decimal degrees)
43°20'42" N, 94°26'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/383071/4800125 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 99 N., R. 30 W., Sec. 31 (Swea Township)
USGS topographic map: Seneca
Inventory numbers: IA 217370 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13813 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2007): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 25