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Swinging Bridge

Story County, Iowa

Photos 

portal

Photo taken by Patrick S. O'Donnell

BH Photo #205673

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over South Skunk River on Pedestrian trail
Location
Story City, Story County, Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1936
Builder
- Works Progress Administration
Dimensions
Span length: 71.0 ft.
Total length: 71.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.18658, -93.58661   (decimal degrees)
42°11'12" N, 93°35'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/451560/4670658 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Story City
Inventory number
BH 49212 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1936 (1,096)
Built during 1930s (11,242)
Have street view (25,400)
Iowa (6,191)
Open to pedestrians (3,815)
Owned by city (4,926)
Park (270)
South Skunk River (50)
 Span length 50-75 feet (9,601)
Story City, Iowa (3)
Story County, Iowa (154)
Suspension (657)
Total length 50-75 feet (8,973)
Wire/cable Suspension (139)
Works Progress Administration (251)

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2017: New photo from Lee Smith
  • October 18, 2016: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: South Skunk
  • June 2, 2015: New photos from Kevin Skow
  • February 22, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • January 19, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • May 12, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Works Progress Administration"
  • July 26, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

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Swinging Bridge
Posted March 21, 2019, by Luke

Here's hoping Story City cares more about the WPA suspension than Iowa State cares about theirs.

Swinging Bridge
Posted March 21, 2019, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This bridge was damaged in floods/ice jams.

https://www.weareiowa.com/news/local-news/ice-jam-damages-ic...