Coal Bank Hill Bridge (1881)

Photos

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #262569

Map

Maps and Databases

Description

In April 1881 the Hardin County Board of Supervisors resolved to erect an all-iron bridge across the Iowa River. Spanning 155 feet, the structure would form the north entrance to Eldora, the county seat. In June a contract to erect the bridge and its tubular piers was awarded to the Columbia Bridge Works of Dayton, Ohio. Known locally as the Coal Bank Hill Bridge, this structure carried regional traffic until the late 1910s, when Hardin County began considering its replacement. [Adapted from Crow-Dolby and Fraser 1992].

Facts

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Location: Hardin County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1881, Replaced 1919
Builder: - D.H. & C.C. Morrison of Dayton, Ohio [also known as Columbia Bridge Works]
Design: Whipple through truss
Dimensions: Span length: 155.0 ft.
Total length: 155.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.38106, -93.09664 (decimal degrees)
42°22'52" N, 93°05'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/492044/4692090 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Steamboat Rock
Inventory number: BH 56181 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

November 20, 2021: New photo from Art Suckewer
February 16, 2018: New photo from Luke
February 7, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
May 6, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
May 5, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges

Coal Bank Hill Bridge (1919) (Successor)

Sources

Luke
Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

Comments

Coal Bank Hill Bridge (Original)

Posted February 7, 2016, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Thanks Luke, I moved the photo and deleted the other entry