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Waubeek Bowstring Bridge (1873)

Linn County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo provided by Hank Zaletel

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wapsipinicon River on Bridge Street
Location
Waubeek, Linn County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1873; Trestle washed out 1888 & Replaced w/ truss 1889; Replaced 1915
Builders
- Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. of Mt. Vernon, Ohio (1889)
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio (1873)
Design
Bowstring through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.16434, -91.46017   (decimal degrees)
42°09'52" N, 91°27'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/627197/4669170 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Prairieburg
Inventory number
BH 55104 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,412)
Bowstring through truss (332)
Bowstring truss (671)
Built 1873 (112)
Built during 1870s (1,277)
Iowa (6,794)
Linn County, Iowa (251)
Lost (28,567)
Lost 1915 (60)
Lost during 1910s (655)
Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. (76)
 One-lane traffic (7,843)
Pin-connected (4,729)
Replaced by new bridge (19,430)
Through truss (16,834)
Truss (35,524)
Wapsipinicon River (82)
Warren through truss (1,707)
Warren truss (7,008)
Waubeek, Iowa (2)
Wooden deck (6,163)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (443)

Update Log 

  • November 8, 2021: Updated by Luke: Corrected build date
  • November 8, 2021: Updated by Art Suckewer: moved pin 500 feet downstream based on old maps and modern satellite images
  • November 8, 2021: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • January 3, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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Sources 

  • Luke
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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