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Lincoln Highway White Bridge

Tama County, Iowa

Photo 

© Iowa Department of Transportation

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BH Photo #259229

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Iowa River on Lincoln Highway
Location
Sac/Fox/Meskwaki Settlement, Tama County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ?; Replaced 1916
Builder
- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa
Design
Pratt through truss
Also called
Lincoln Highway Iowa River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.96406, -92.63632   (decimal degrees)
41°57'51" N, 92°38'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/530135/4645849 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Montour
Inventory number
BH 57039 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A-frame portal (415)
Clinton Bridge & Iron Works (69)
Iowa (6,341)
Iowa River (129)
Lally columns (303)
Lincoln Highway (139)
Lost (23,565)
Lost 1916 (52)
Lost during 1910s (462)
 Painted white (2)
Pin-connected (3,821)
Pratt through truss (5,230)
Pratt truss (9,054)
Replaced by new bridge (15,733)
Sac/Fox/Meskwaki Settlement, Iowa (2)
Tama County, Iowa (101)
Through truss (14,609)
Truss (32,054)

Update Log 

  • July 6, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added loss date
  • July 20, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added historical name based on paint colour.
  • July 8, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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