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Grant Street Bridge

Humboldt County, Iowa
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Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on Lewis Street
Location
Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1887, replaced 1906
Builder
- Ohio Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio
Design
Bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 200.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.71954, -94.22060   (decimal degrees)
42°43'10" N, 94°13'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/400058/4730393 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Humboldt
Inventory number
BH 50926 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,820)
Bowstring through truss (87)
Bowstring truss (211)
Built 1887 (130)
Built during 1880s (1,045)
Des Moines River (159)
Humboldt County, Iowa (60)
Humboldt, Iowa (4)
Iowa (3,503)
 Lost (10,361)
Lost 1906 (4)
Lost during 1900s (29)
Ohio Bridge Co. (12)
Replaced by new bridge (7,135)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Truss (23,568)

Update Log 

  • July 1, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • January 12, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Addded builder

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