Buena Vista Bridge

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #531260

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Road

Location

Buena Vista, Clinton County, Iowa, and Scott County, Iowa

Status

Collapsed during removal

History

Built 1894; Abandoned 1967; Collapsed during removal 1968

Builder

- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa

Design

Pratt through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.73552, -90.73483   (decimal degrees)
41°44'08" N, 90°44'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/688376/4622891 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 83896 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 13, 2022: New photo from Luke
• July 7, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• July 6, 2020: Updated by Luke: Added build date guesstimate from news article
• December 29, 2018: New photos from Luke

Related Bridges 

• Rothstein Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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