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Centerville Bridge (1896)

Boone County, Iowa

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #267452

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Location
Boone County, Iowa
Status
Removed
History
Built 1896; Replaced 1922 by a new bridge downstream
Builders
- George E. King Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
- King Iron Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio [also known as King Bridge Co.]
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.09260, -93.93224   (decimal degrees)
42°05'33" N, 93°55'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/422906/4660478 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Boone West
Inventory number
BH 57809 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,408)
Beam (17,290)
Boone County, Iowa (112)
Built 1896 (303)
Built during 1890s (3,363)
Des Moines River (239)
George E. King Bridge Co. (44)
Iowa (6,842)
King Bridge Co. (466)
King Iron Bridge Co. (67)
Lally columns (406)
Lost (31,185)
 Lost 1922 (100)
Lost during 1920s (873)
One-lane traffic (8,096)
Pin-connected (5,334)
Pony truss (17,474)
Pratt through truss (6,370)
Pratt truss (10,776)
Through truss (18,586)
Timber stringer (4,438)
Truss (37,778)
Wooden deck (6,250)

Update Log 

  • September 1, 2016: New photo from Luke
  • August 30, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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