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Brighton Bridge (Old)
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Skunk River on Unknown road
- Location
- Brighton, Washington County, Iowa
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1867; Replaced 1908
- Design
- Bowstring pony truss
- Also called
- Skunk River Bowstring Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.19611, -91.81077 (decimal degrees)
41°11'46" N, 91°48'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/599720/4561209 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Brighton
- Inventory number
- BH 51410 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 20, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added built date
- March 19, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Bridge was replaced, entry coming soon.
- August 26, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
- August 26, 2012: Updated by Don Morrison: Moved map pin to current crossing of road
- February 23, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Skunk River", "Skewed", "Wooden deck"
Related Bridges
- Brighton Bridge (Successor)
Sources
- Luke
- Don Morrison
- Looking Back | Past And Present | Kalona News - Article
- Acts & Joint Resolutions Passed at the Regular Session of the 12th General Assembly of the State of Iowa - Book
- Annals of Iowa, Volumes 6-7 - Book
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The picture from the railroad tracks is looking north.
The road bridge is hiway 1 from Washington to Brighton.
The highway was realigned on to the railroad right-of -way and the railroad bypassed Washington and realigned from Ainsworth to brighton