Swinging Bridge

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Photo taken by Patrick S. O'Donnell

BH Photo #205673

Overview: Bridge over South Skunk River on Pedestrian trail
Location: Story City, Story County, Iowa
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1936; Damaged during flooding March 2019; Repaired & Reopened December 2019
Builders: - Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. of Ames, Iowa (2019 Repairs Engineer)
- Innovative Lighting of Roland, Iowa (2019 LED Lighting Installer)
- Woodruff Construction Co. of Ames, Iowa (2019 Repairs General Contractor)
- 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)

January 31, 2021: Updated by Luke: Added 2019 repair contractors
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

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.