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Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over Upper Iowa River on 244th Avenue, east of Bluffton
Location: Winneshiek County, Iowa
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1924
Design: Two riveted, 6-panel Pratt through truss spans
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 248.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.41023, -91.89090 (decimal degrees)
43°24'37" N, 91°53'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/589797/4806969 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 99 N., R. 9 W., Sec. 10 (Bluffton Twp.)
USGS topographic map: Bluffton
Inventory numbers: IA 348840 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 14711 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 44.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 50