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Prairie Street Bowstring

Muscatine County, Iowa

Photos 

Photo provided by Jeanie Thurston

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BH Photo #515693

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek on Prairie Street/Chesbro Road
Location
West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1877; Rebuilt ca 1928
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.56791, -91.27757   (decimal degrees)
41°34'04" N, 91°16'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/643611/4603235 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91448 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,057)
Bowstring pony truss (329)
Bowstring truss (638)
Built 1877 (110)
Built during 1870s (1,214)
Iowa (6,753)
Lost (27,278)
Lost 1928 (64)
Lost during 1920s (589)
 Muscatine County, Iowa (187)
Owned by city (5,902)
Pin-connected (4,337)
Pony truss (16,789)
Replaced by new bridge (18,516)
Truss (34,619)
Wapsinonoc Creek (29)
West Liberty, Iowa (9)

Update Log 

  • January 14, 2022: New photo from Luke
  • December 27, 2021: New photo from Luke
  • December 26, 2021: Updated by Luke: Added builder per design cues.
  • December 22, 2020: New photo from Luke
  • December 16, 2020: Added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke

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