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Rating:
49253
{74}%
4 votes
Soper's Mill Bridge
Story County
,
Iowa
Photos
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
BH Photo #260094
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Facts
Overview
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over South Skunk River
Location
Story County
,
Iowa
Status
Destroyed by flood
History
Built on September 1, 1876 near Sopers Mill, lost to flooding on June 17th, 1996
Builder
-
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
of Cleveland, Ohio [also known as
King Bridge Co.
]
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Also called
Rainbow Bridge
Old Iron Bridge
Bowstring Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.10629
,
-93.56994
(decimal degrees)
42°06'23" N, 93°34'12" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/452877/4661734
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ames East
Inventory number
BH 49253
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(7,557)
Bowstring pony truss
(272)
Bowstring truss
(539)
Built 1876
(111)
Built during 1870s
(1,105)
Destroyed by flood
(464)
Formerly NR-listed
(136)
Iowa
(6,496)
King Bridge Co.
(360)
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.
(29)
Lost
(24,712)
Lost 1996
(447)
Lost during 1990s
(3,981)
Pony truss
(16,181)
South Skunk River
(50)
Story County, Iowa
(160)
Truss
(32,771)
Update Log
October 18, 2016: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: South Skunk
February 2, 2015: New photos from Lee Smith
September 30, 2014: New photos from Kevin Skow
March 10, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected minor error
January 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Bridge was a King span
September 1, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected name & added an alternate name
July 29, 2011: Added by Luke Harden
Sources
Luke
Kevin Skow
-
weatherbum [at] hotmail [dot] com
Ames Public Library
- Plaque
Lee Smith
-
ljsmith_32 [at] hotmail [dot] com
Dana and Kay Klein
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