Photos
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The west portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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South truss and deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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North truss and deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Builder's Plaque Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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North face Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The east portal Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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South face I believe the stick is flood debris. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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Rail detail Note the tube railing, which seems to be a regular feature of Des Moines pony truss bridges in this area. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The north truss and deck, looking east Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Pony truss bridge over Dowd Creek on a local road
- Location
- Marshall County, Iowa
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1916 by the Des Moines Bridge & Iron Co.; rehabilitated 1950
- Builder
- - Des Moines Bridge & Iron Co.
- Design
- Warren pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 55.1 ft.
Total length: 57.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.20919, -93.01048 (decimal degrees)
42°12'33" N, 93°00'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/499134/4673003 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 85 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 1
- USGS topographic map
- Union
- Inventory numbers
- IA 244200 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14015 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 11/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 23.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
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