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Skunk River Bridge

Des Moines County, Iowa, and Lee County, Iowa

Photo 

The bridge this entry is for is behind the bridge in the foreground

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #339315

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Skunk River on Road
Location
Des Moines County, Iowa, and Lee County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1888; Removed ?
Builder
- James B. Diver Bridge Co. of Keokuk, Iowa
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.72453, -91.20879   (decimal degrees)
40°43'28" N, 91°12'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/651272/4509721 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dallas City
Inventory number
BH 69250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,820)
Built 1888 (210)
Built during 1880s (1,821)
Des Moines County, Iowa (67)
Iowa (6,174)
James B. Diver Bridge Co. (11)
Lally columns (291)
Lee County, Iowa (58)
Lost (21,665)
 Owned by county (19,907)
Pin-connected (3,675)
Pratt through truss (4,933)
Pratt truss (8,623)
Replaced by new bridge (14,357)
Skunk River (32)
Through truss (13,905)
Truss (31,052)

Update Log 

  • March 22, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder

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