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Rockford Bridge (1858)

Floyd County, Iowa

Photo 

Pretty sure this is the correct location as the garage on right is now a dealership in the aerial view

Photo uploaded by Art S

BH Photo #348666

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Shell Rock River on Main Avenue
Location
Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa
Status
Destroyed by collision with ice before completion
History
Built 1858
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.05226, -92.94407   (decimal degrees)
43°03'08" N, 92°56'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/504555/4766619 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rockford
Inventory number
BH 68935 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,628)
Built 1858 (45)
Built during 1850s (530)
Destroyed by collision (101)
Floyd County, Iowa (74)
Iowa (6,811)
 Lost (29,036)
Lost 1858 (4)
Lost during 1850s (27)
Owned privately (1,944)
Rockford, Iowa (6)

Update Log 

  • February 7, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • August 18, 2015: Added by Luke

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