Lincoln Highway South Skunk River Bridge (Old)

Photo

Bridge at original location before being relocated to 150th Street

BH Photo #256948

Map

Maps and Databases

Description

Built to replace bridge lost in 1918 flooding, removed from it's location there in 1952 to a different crossing of the South Skunk River.

Facts

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over South Skunk River on Lincoln Highway
Location: Ames, Story County, Iowa
Status: Replaced by new bridge but relocated
History: Built 1920; moved to 150th Street over the South Skunk River 1952.
Builder: - Iowa State Highway Commission of Ames, Iowa (Design)
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 154.2 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.02199, -93.59491 (decimal degrees)
42°01'19" N, 93°35'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/450747/4652388 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Ames East
Inventory number: BH 49250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 17, 2016: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: South Skunk
June 21, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
July 29, 2011: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges

150th Street Bridge (Parts reused in) - Exact same bridge, just relocated upstream when it was no longer "suitable" for the Lincoln Highway.
Lincoln Highway South Skunk River Bridge (Older) (Predecessor)

Sources

Luke
Dana and Kay Klein

Comments

Lincoln Highway Bridge

Posted July 29, 2011, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

Merging info from the historical society and another source, it was moved twelve miles upstream from the Lincoln Way (Lincoln Highway) crossing near what is referred to as the "40 and 8 cabin." Now to find out which crossing that is.