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5th Street Bridge

Muscatine County, Iowa

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

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BH Photo #341049

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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 1961; Replaced 1963
Builders
- Clinton Bridge Co. of Clinton, Iowa [also known as Clinton Bridge & Iron Works]
- James T. Ryan of Muscatine, Iowa (City Engineer)
Design
Warren 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 (670)
Built during 1900s (7,792)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (79)
Clinton Bridge Co. (18)
Destroyed by flood (774)
Iowa (6,830)
James T. Ryan (1)
Lost (30,504)
Lost 1961 (120)
 Lost during 1960s (1,069)
Mad Creek (24)
Muscatine County, Iowa (188)
Muscatine, Iowa (37)
Owned by city (6,193)
Pony truss (17,327)
Truss (37,205)
Warren pony truss (3,606)
Warren truss (7,128)

Update Log 

  • September 12, 2020: New photo from Luke
  • July 21, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builder

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