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Adkins Bridge

Greene County, Iowa

Photo 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #346376

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Raccoon River on E 57 Road
Location
Greene County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ?; Steel span added 1903; Replaced 1940
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (?)
Design
Pratt through truss
Also called
Franklin Bridge
Worden Bridge
Heater Bridge
Cooper-Rippey Crossing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.91402, -94.27503   (decimal degrees)
41°54'50" N, 94°16'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/394262/4641015 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cooper
Inventory number
BH 69601 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bowstring through truss (278)
Bowstring truss (550)
Greene County, Iowa (40)
Iowa (6,544)
King Bridge Co. (371)
Lally columns (315)
Lost (25,257)
Lost 1940 (67)
Lost during 1940s (414)
One-lane traffic (7,618)
 Owned by county (20,940)
Pin-connected (3,943)
Pratt through truss (5,457)
Pratt truss (9,394)
Raccoon River (90)
Replaced by new bridge (16,999)
Through truss (15,278)
Truss (33,130)
Wooden deck (6,086)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added alternate names
  • October 9, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added

Sources 

  • Luke

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