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MILW - Volga River Bridge

Fayette County, Iowa

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Photo provided by Hank Zaletel

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BH Photo #251230

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Volga River on Railroad
Location
Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa
Status
Removed
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Pratt pony truss
Also called
Butment Bridge
Buttman's bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.83271, -91.81573   (decimal degrees)
42°49'58" N, 91°48'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/596789/4742917 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fayette
Inventory number
BH 55892 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,090)
Built 1899 (435)
Built during 1890s (3,282)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,112)
Fayette County, Iowa (107)
Fayette, Iowa (10)
Iowa (6,818)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (243)
 Lost (30,066)
Pony truss (17,242)
Pratt pony truss (4,029)
Pratt truss (10,551)
Railroad (16,675)
Truss (36,824)
Volga River (18)

Update Log 

  • October 9, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 25, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs

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