Historic Bridges
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Hardin City Bridge
Hardin County
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Iowa
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Overview
Relocated Whipple through truss bridge next to 170th Street, northwest of Steamboat Rock
Location
Hardin County
,
Iowa
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1879 by the Western Bridge Works
Builder
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Western Bridge Works
Design
Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 140 ft.
Deck width: 16 ft.
Land survey
T. 88 N., R. 19 W., Sec. 7
USGS topographic map
Popejoy
Inventory number
BH 36703
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(2,539)
Built 1879
(27)
Built during 1870s
(357)
Hardin County, Iowa
(14)
Iowa
(2,308)
Open to pedestrians
(629)
Relocated
(189)
Through truss
(6,462)
Total length 125-175 feet
(3,155)
Truss
(19,461)
Western Bridge Works
(4)
Whipple truss
(73)
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June 16, 2008: New photos from Historic American Engineering Record
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