Login
|
Register for an editor's account
Whole site
Iowa only
Bridgehunter.com
historic and notable bridges of the u.s.
Home
Updates
News stories
Recent updates
NRHP updates
Events calendar
Locations
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Browse
Design
Status
Builder
Waterway
Road
Railroad
City
Year
Tour
Sources
Contributors
Leaderboard
Websites
HAER reports
Forum
About
Introduction
Search
Keyword search
Category search
Advanced search
Reports
Website statistics
Highest voted bridges
Lowest voted bridges
Most votes cast
Most photos posted
Oldest
Longest total length
Longest span length
Shortest total length
Widest
Narrowest
More
Random bridge
Essays
Videos
Available for reuse
To-do list
Facebook page
BridgeReports.com
LandmarkHunter.com
Go to:
Photos
Map
Facts
Categories
Updates
Sources
Rating:
49412
{49}%
2 votes
Squaw Creek Footbridge
Story County
,
Iowa
Photos
© Iowa Department of Transportation
Enlarge
BH Photo #341124
Map
Map Links
Google Maps
Bing Maps
OpenStreetMap
USGS National Map
CalTopo
Geo URI (Android)
Facts
Overview
Lost Truss bridge over Squaw Creek on footpath
Location
Ames
,
Story County
,
Iowa
Status
Destroyed by flooding
History
Built in 1907 by the Chicago & North Western Railway; Lost to flooding in 1918
Railroad
-
Chicago & North Western Railway
(CNW)
Design
Wooden ony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.02743
,
-93.62835
(decimal degrees)
42°01'39" N, 93°37'42" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/447984/4653012
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ames West
Inventory number
BH 49412
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Ames, Iowa
(58)
Built 1907
(698)
Built during 1900s
(7,228)
Chicago & North Western Railway
(1,405)
Destroyed by flood
(470)
Footbridge
(423)
Iowa
(6,511)
Lost
(24,771)
Lost 1918
(33)
Lost during 1910s
(496)
Pony truss
(16,189)
Squaw Creek (Hamilton-Story Counties, Iowa)
(26)
Story County, Iowa
(160)
Truss
(32,817)
Uncovered wooden truss
(134)
Wooden deck
(6,069)
Update Log
October 28, 2020: New photo from Luke
November 10, 2015: New photos from Luke
May 15, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Chicago & North Western Railway"
August 23, 2011: Added by Luke Harden
Sources
Luke
Ames Public Library
- Image
Ames Public Library
- Bridge lost in flooding
Comments
Post a comment here
© Copyright 2021,
Historic Bridge Foundation
and
contributors
.
This page's URL is
http://bridgehunter.com/ia/story/bh49412/