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Oblique View

I know very little about this bridge except that it seems to carry two roads across a creek that feeds Timber Creek, which in turn, feeds the Iowa River. It is typical of rural bridges in Iowa.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The south approach

It is a steel stringer with a wood deck, of unknown vintage.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The stringer and railing

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The deck and west railing

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

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The deck and east railing

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2007

Map

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Facts

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on Underwood Avenue and Merle Hibbs Blvd
Location: Marshall County, Iowa
Status: Open to traffic
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 24.9 ft.
Total length: 25.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.01667, -92.97222 (decimal degrees)
42°01'00" N, 92°58'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/502299/4651627 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Marshalltown
Inventory number: BH 36440 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 30

Update Log

March 28, 2008: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources

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

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