Brookside Park Suspension Bridge

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Photo taken by Patrick S. O'Donnell

BH Photo #202508

Pedestrian suspension bridge in Brookside Park in Ames across Squaw Creek. Severely damaged by flooding in 2008. Replaced by a MOB in 2009.

Overview: Lost Wire suspension bridge over Ioway (Formerly Squaw) Creek in Ames
Location: Ames, Story County, Iowa
Status: Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008.
History: Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008, Replaced by a MOB in 2009
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Span length: 128.0 ft.
Total length: 128.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.02900, -93.62881 (decimal degrees)
42°01'44" N, 93°37'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/447946/4653187 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Ames West
Inventory number: BH 48980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

May 10, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
November 30, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Was destroyed by a flood, THEN replaced.
September 1, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: added year lost
August 22, 2011: New photo from Luke Harden
June 25, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

Brookside Park Suspension Bridge

Posted February 13, 2012, by {atrick S. O'Donnell (1,991km [at] comcast [dot] net)

Yes, I gave permission for Luke to post.

Brookside Park Suspension Bridge

Posted July 1, 2011, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

Yes, that's exactly what the acronym means.

Brookside Park Suspension Bridge

Posted July 1, 2011, by Ian Anderson (macsignals [at] gmail [dot] com)

Is it safe to assume MOB = "Mail Order Bridge"?