BM&NW - Iowa River Bridge

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

Enlarge

BH Photo #238754

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad

Location

Louisa County, Iowa

Status

Removed, substructure encased in concrete for a road bridge's substructure.

History

Built 1898; Abandoned and likley removed 1927

Builder

- Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. of Leavenworth, Kansas

Railroads

- Burlington, Muscatine & Northwestern Railway (BM&NW)
- Muscatine North & South Railroad (MN&S)
- Muscatine, Burlington, & Southern Railroad (MB&S)

Design

Pratt through truss

Also called

MN&S - Iowa River Bridge
MB&S - Iowa River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.21561, -91.19846   (decimal degrees)
41°12'56" N, 91°11'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/651020/4564257 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Wapello

Inventory number

BH 53470 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 17, 2019: New photo from Luke
• July 3, 2016: New photos from Luke
• January 18, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added build date + builder
• April 2, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added build date
• August 15, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Muscatine North & South"
• September 8, 2012: Updated by Matt Lohry: Added bridge type: Pratt through truss
• September 7, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• US61 Iowa River Bridge (Old) (Parts reused in) - The MB&S bridge's substructure was encased for the subtructure of the this bridge.

Sources 

• Luke
• Matt Lohry
• Improvement Bulletin, Volume 17 - Book

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