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Market Street Bridge

Wapello County, Iowa
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Photo provided by Hank Zaletel

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Description 

Carried the trolley across the river in addition to being the crossing for Market Street.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Des Moines River on Market Street
Location
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1892 Removed 1971
Builder
- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa (Best guess based on plaque shape)
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.01499, -92.41401   (decimal degrees)
41°00'54" N, 92°24'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/549271/4540586 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ottumwa North
Inventory number
BH 53191 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,820)
Built 1892 (86)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (30)
Des Moines River (159)
Interurban (122)
Iowa (3,503)
Lost (10,361)
Lost 1971 (9)
Lost during 1970s (136)
 Ottumwa, Iowa (10)
Pratt through truss (3,165)
Pratt truss (5,659)
Rail-and-Road (24)
Railroad (4,070)
Replaced by new bridge (7,135)
Skewed (4,080)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,568)
Wapello County, Iowa (54)

Update Log 

  • March 18, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added build date
  • March 17, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added removal date & link to pictures
  • December 31, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • August 19, 2012: New photo from Luke Harden
  • August 15, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Des Moines River"

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