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Soper's Mill Bridge

Story County, Iowa
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Overview
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over 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 Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
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)
USGS topographic map
Ames East
Inventory number
BH 49253 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Bowstring pony truss (127)
Bowstring truss (211)
Built 1876 (64)
Built during 1870s (545)
Destroyed by flood (103)
Formerly NR-listed (87)
Iowa (3,511)
 King Bridge Co. (161)
Lost (10,373)
Lost 1996 (375)
Lost during 1990s (3,217)
Pony truss (13,217)
Skunk River (65)
Story County, Iowa (94)
Truss (23,575)

Update Log 

  • 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

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