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Green Street Bridge

Wapello County, Iowa

Photo 

Courtesy of the Ottumwa Courier

BH Photo #508096

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Des Moines River on Green Street
Location
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1870; Washed out 1872
Builder
- King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio [also known as King Bridge Co.]
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 1,200.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.01420, -92.41301   (decimal degrees)
41°00'51" N, 92°24'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/549356/4540499 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ottumwa North
Inventory number
BH 72320 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,393)
Beam (16,887)
Bowstring pony truss (350)
Bowstring truss (670)
Built 1870 (160)
Built during 1870s (1,271)
Des Moines River (238)
Destroyed by flood (612)
Iowa (6,793)
King Bridge Co. (436)
King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co. (60)
 Lost (28,514)
Lost 1872 (7)
Lost during 1870s (78)
Ottumwa, Iowa (25)
Pin-connected (4,703)
Pony truss (17,017)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Timber stringer (4,321)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,997)
Truss (35,485)
Wapello County, Iowa (111)

Update Log 

  • September 22, 2021: New photo from Luke

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