Elk Rapids Bridge

Photos

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #357558

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road
Location: Boone County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ?; Approach replaced 1910; Substructure rebuilt 1912; Replaced 1963
Builders: - Iowa Bridge Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (1910 Approach Replacement)
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (Original Spans)
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (1912 Substructure Rebuild)
Design: Whipple through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 245.0 ft.
Also called: Elk Shoals Bridge
Madrid-Woodward Bridge
Waterworks Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.87273, -93.86522 (decimal degrees)
41°52'22" N, 93°51'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/428201/4636007 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Granger
Inventory number: BH 72691 (Bridgehunter.com ID)