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Nashua Bridge

Chickasaw County, Iowa

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #267560

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Cedar River on Road
Location
Nashua, Chickasaw County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ?; Shifted onto new piers 1916; Replaced 1921
Builder
- Day Laborers (1916 Substructure)
Design
Bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 154.0 ft.
Total length: 308.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.95520, -92.53527   (decimal degrees)
42°57'19" N, 92°32'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/537907/4755944 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Nashua
Inventory number
BH 55429 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bowstring through truss (205)
Bowstring truss (408)
Cedar River (Minnesota-Iowa) (117)
Chickasaw County, Iowa (22)
Day Laborers (7)
Iowa (5,943)
Lost (19,650)
Lost 1921 (18)
Lost during 1920s (316)
 Nashua, Iowa (3)
Pin-connected (3,491)
Replaced by new bridge (13,000)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,841)
Through truss (13,148)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,704)
Truss (29,816)
Wooden deck (5,884)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • February 9, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added length + historical info
  • February 2, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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