Historic Bridges
of the United States
McDowell Bridge
Poweshiek County
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Iowa
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Overview
Bowstring through truss bridge over Skunk River in Milgrove Access Wildlife Area
Location
Poweshiek County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1883 by the King Bridge Co.; closed to traffic in 1989
Builder
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King Bridge Co.
of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Bowstring through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 120 ft.
USGS topographic map
Searsboro
Inventory number
BH 36708
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(2,535)
Bowstring through truss
(40)
Bowstring truss
(92)
Built 1883
(57)
Built during 1880s
(681)
Iowa
(2,308)
King Bridge Co.
(68)
Open to pedestrians
(628)
Poweshiek County, Iowa
(22)
Through truss
(6,454)
Total length 100-125 feet
(2,936)
Truss
(19,453)
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June 16, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record
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