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5th Street Bridge (Older)

Muscatine County, Iowa

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Photo taken by Oscar Grossheim. Image provided by Musser Public Library

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over Mad Creek on 5th Street
Location
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1906; Destroyed 1953
Builder
- James T. Ryan of Muscatine, Iowa (City Engineer)
Design
Pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.42964, -91.03749   (decimal degrees)
41°25'47" N, 91°02'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/663977/4588311 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Muscatine
Inventory number
BH 69931 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1906 (555)
Built during 1900s (6,435)
Destroyed by flood (355)
Iowa (5,940)
James T. Ryan (1)
Lost (19,640)
Lost 1953 (29)
 Lost during 1950s (416)
Mad Creek (22)
Muscatine County, Iowa (132)
Muscatine, Iowa (33)
Owned by city (4,658)
Pony truss (15,158)
Truss (29,810)

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