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Taylor Bridge

Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Photos 

View looking south

HAER, J. Ceronie photographer 1983

View this photo at lcweb2.loc.gov

BH Photo #269403

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Marsh arch bridge over Winnebago River on Business US 18
Location
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1924, sidewalk added 1954; Replaced 1997
Builders
- Marsh Engineering Co. of Des Moines, Iowa (Designer)
- Miller-Taylor Construction Co. of Waterloo, Iowa (Builder)
Design
Marsh arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 140.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Also called
Lime Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.14829, -93.16230   (decimal degrees)
43°08'54" N, 93°09'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/486802/4777294 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mason City
Inventory number
BH 58620 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,883)
Built 1924 (794)
Built during 1920s (10,444)
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (101)
HAER documented (1,138)
Iowa (6,870)
Lost (31,836)
Lost 1997 (433)
Lost during 1990s (4,214)
Marsh Engineering Co. (44)
 Marsh arch (72)
Mason City, Iowa (38)
Miller-Taylor Construction Co. (5)
Rainbow arch (262)
Replaced by new bridge (21,712)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,683)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,474)
US 18 (18)
Winnebago River (27)

Update Log 

  • November 1, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added designer
  • November 1, 2013: Added by Clark Vance

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Sources 

  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • HAER
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Comments 

Taylor Bridge
Posted February 9, 2021, by Lisa Warpinski (litaylor7 [at] gmail [dot] com)

My great-grandfather built this bridge. He was the Taylor in the Miller-Taylor Construction company. I’ve been trying to learn more about him. Stumbling on this website has been very helpful!