Main Street Bridge (Old)

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Photo provided by Hank Zaletel

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

BH Photo #243730

Overview: Lost Bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Main Street
Location: Central City, Linn County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1876 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, Replaced 1957
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: A closeup look of this photo reveals that this bridge was an example of WIBCo's Hammond design or Pratt variant that featured normal diagonals with counters that cross 2 panels. The bridge was 2 spans of 8 panels and would have been pinned and made of wrought iron.
Also called: Upper Wagon Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.20376, -91.52646 (decimal degrees)
42°12'14" N, 91°31'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/621646/4673450 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Central City
Inventory number: BH 54649 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 17, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added build date
February 23, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
September 27, 2016: New photo from Dave King
November 28, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder and other info. This bridge was a rare Pratt variant or Hammond design bridge.
November 28, 2012: Added by Luke Harden