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Mederville Covered Bridge

Clayton County, Iowa

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Courtesy of the Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Facts 

Overview
Howe through truss bridge over Volga River on Predecessor to Eclipse Road
Location
Mederville, Clayton County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca. 1860; Repalced 1918
Builder
- R.C. Place of Elkader, Iowa
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 155.0 ft.
Also called
Volga River Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.76366, -91.42148   (decimal degrees)
42°45'49" N, 91°25'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/629155/4735778 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elkader
Inventory number
BH 65724 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,088)
Built 1860 (58)
Built during 1860s (691)
Clayton County, Iowa (124)
Covered (2,782)
Howe through truss (584)
Howe truss (727)
Iowa (6,818)
Lost (30,062)
Lost 1918 (42)
 Lost during 1910s (752)
Mederville, Iowa (4)
Owned by city (6,160)
R.C. Place (1)
Replaced by new bridge (20,461)
Through truss (17,903)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,353)
Truss (36,822)
Volga River (18)
Wooden deck (6,216)

Update Log 

  • February 23, 2021: New photos from David Beck
  • January 16, 2021: New photo from Luke
  • January 27, 2015: Added by Luke

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