Bonaparte Bridge

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Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Road

Location

Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1877, Replaced 1960

Builder

- King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio [also known as King Bridge Co.]

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 900.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.69689, -91.80314   (decimal degrees)
40°41'49" N, 91°48'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/601118/4505798 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Bonaparte

Inventory number

BH 56893 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 21, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• June 30, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• Old IA79 Des Moines River Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems - 1950s Aerial Imagery
• Railroad Gazette, Volume 9 - Book
• The History of Van Buren County, Iowa (1878) - Book

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