West Fork Nisnabotna River Bridge

Shelby County, Iowa

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Overview
Through truss bridge over West Fork Nisnabotna River on Old IA 59
Location
Shelby County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 274.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.78732, -95.32531   (decimal degrees)
41°47'14" N, 95°19'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 81 N., R. 38 W., Sec. 31
Inventory numbers
IA 47890 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14408 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
440

Categories 

Built 1927 (344)
Built during 1920s (4,025)
Iowa (2,130)
Open (21,592)
Owned by county (14,137)
Shelby County, Iowa (38)
Span length 125-175 feet (1,989)
Structurally deficient (10,790)
Through truss (5,206)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,089)
Truss (15,740)