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Lima Bridge (Old)

Fayette County, Iowa

Photo 

from link listed below

Photo uploaded by Art S.

BH Photo #481371

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Volga River on Lima Road
Location
Fayette County, Iowa
Status
Destroyed by flooding & replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1865; Destroyed X; Replaced Y
Builder
- King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio [also known as King Bridge Co.]
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.86422, -91.74234   (decimal degrees)
42°51'51" N, 91°44'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/602735/4746503 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wadena
Inventory number
BH 79813 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,316)
Bowstring pony truss (346)
Bowstring truss (664)
Built 1865 (49)
Built during 1860s (592)
Destroyed by flood (592)
Fayette County, Iowa (107)
Iowa (6,789)
 King Bridge Co. (435)
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. (59)
Lost (28,384)
Pin-connected (4,677)
Pony truss (17,004)
Truss (35,376)
Volga River (18)

Update Log 

  • September 12, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • December 25, 2017: Added by Luke

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