Beliot Bridge (Old)

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Overview

Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Big Sioux River on Apple Avenue/ 283rd Street

Location

Beloit, Lyon County, Iowa

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built in 1897 by the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works Company replacing a ferry. Replaced in 1971

Builder

- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa

Design

Pennsylvania through truss with pinned connections and M-framed Portal bracings

Dimensions

Total length: 240.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.28095, -96.57785   (decimal degrees)
43°16'51" N, 96°34'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/696527/4794862 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 83203 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• May 24, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added builder from Newspapers.com OCR text
• May 16, 2019: New photo from Luke
• October 23, 2018: Updated by Luke: Corrected builder to preexisting category
• October 23, 2018: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• Luke
• Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa on February 16, 1897 · 2 - Tuesday, February 16, 1897 , FEBRUARY 1G, 1897. CASE OF THREE FRIENDS SEARLES AGAIN UNDER FIRE Sugar Trust Secretary-Treasurer Recalled ' by Legislative Probers. of the workingman. There is a law f,!: higher than the legislative. It n law of sup

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