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Main Street Triple Bridge

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #313016

Map 

Description 

Main Street was renamed Federal Avenue.

The railroad opened in 1897, so that's a good guess for a build date.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Willow Creek on Main Street and Mason City & Clear Lake Railway
Location
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1897; Replaced ca. 1908
Railroads
- Interurban
- Mason City & Clear Lake Railway (MC&CL)
- United Light & Railways (UL&R)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.14894, -93.20148   (decimal degrees)
43°08'56" N, 93°12'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/483617/4777373 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mason City
Inventory number
BH 62950 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,574)
Built 1897 (266)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (98)
Interurban (911)
Iowa (6,511)
Lost (24,769)
Lost 1908 (47)
Lost during 1900s (315)
Mason City & Clear Lake Railway (2)
Mason City, Iowa (38)
 Pin-connected (3,902)
Pratt through truss (5,398)
Pratt truss (9,307)
Rail-and-Road (377)
Railroad (15,438)
Replaced by new bridge (16,602)
Through truss (15,087)
Triple-barreled (7)
Truss (32,814)
United Light & Railways (27)

Update Log 

  • September 10, 2014: Added by Luke

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