Photos
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North Approach The ditch was freshly excavated the day I found this bridge and made taking side view photos rather treacherous. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The north portal Note the tube railings, characteristic of Des Moines bridges. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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East rail and deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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West rail and deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The east railing and deck Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The Deck The deck appears to be concrete with gravel spread over it. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in August 2007 |
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The west face 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; rehabilitated 1950
- Design
- Warren pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 53.2 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.20633, -93.01623 (decimal degrees)
42°12'23" N, 93°00'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/498660/4672684 (zone/easting/northing)
- Land survey
- T. 85 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 1
- USGS topographic map
- Union
- Inventory numbers
- IA 244210 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14016 (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: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.2 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
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