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East Nishnabotna River Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Bridge over East Nishnabotna River on Coolbaugh Street (?)
- Location
- Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa
- Status
- Removed
- Design
- Pinned, Pratt through truss with 7 panels
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.01477, -95.23869 (decimal degrees)
41°00'53" N, 95°14'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/311758/4542810 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Red Oak North
- Inventory number
- BH 67520 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 24, 2016: Updated by Art Suckewer: move marker to old path or river on bridge street
- April 23, 2016: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
- April 23, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
Sources
- Luke
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
Comments
Bridge Street Bridge
I think this bridge may be the one referenced here: https://books.google.com/books?id=lCzkKkyRrS0C&q=white+bridg...
Bridge Street Bridge
Cast portal elements would suggest ca. 1880
Bridge Street Bridge
More than likely.
Bridge Street Bridge
Would the bridge have been located on the river's old alignment to the east, on the other side of the dyke?
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Luke the text ties into the likelihood that the bridge was close to the railroad on bridge street. I'll move the marker to where I think it should be. Let me know what you think.