Simpson Bridge

Photos 

Photo provided by the Musser Public Library. Part of the E. L. Graham Collection.

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BH Photo #337681

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Cedar River on Lucas Grove Road

Location

Muscatine County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1895; Removed 1941

Builder

- Indiana Bridge Co. of Muncie, Indiana

Design

Pratt through truss

Also called

White Bridge
Muscatine-Des Moines Shortline Cedar River Bridge
Lucas Grove Road Cedar River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.45541, -91.21841   (decimal degrees)
41°27'19" N, 91°13'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/648800/4590845 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Muscatine NW

Inventory number

BH 57694 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 1, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• March 4, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added build date
• October 26, 2015: New photos from Scott A Peters
• September 15, 2015: Updated by Luke: Image + Builder
• September 11, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added historic names and removal date
• August 19, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• IA22 Cedar River Bridge (Successor) - Upstream-built successor

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1930s Aerial Imagery
• IA GenWeb - Muscatine County - Info
• Historic Map Works - Huebinger Surveying 1899 Lake & Pike Townships Map
• May 8, 1941 edition of the Muscatine Journal & News-Tribune - Newspapers.com
• Scott A Peters
• Paving & Municipal Engineering, Volume 8 - Book
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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