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Marble Rock Howe Bridge

Floyd County, Iowa

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Courtesy of the Cedar Falls Gazette

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Shell Rock River on Road
Location
Marble Rock, Floyd County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1869
Builder
- Alonzo Spaulding of Cedar Falls, Iowa
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.96444, -92.87186   (decimal degrees)
42°57'52" N, 92°52'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/510450/4756874 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95666 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,416)
Alonzo Spaulding (1)
Built 1869 (97)
Built during 1860s (601)
Floyd County, Iowa (74)
Howe through truss (517)
Howe truss (645)
Iowa (6,794)
Lost (28,575)
Lost 1880 (7)
 Lost during 1880s (112)
Marble Rock, Iowa (5)
Owned by city (6,086)
Replaced by new bridge (19,437)
Shell Rock River (43)
Through truss (16,839)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,481)
Truss (35,529)
Uncovered wooden truss (155)

Update Log 

  • December 27, 2021: New photo from Luke

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