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Bevington Bridge

Madison County, Iowa

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View Showing South Portal Of Bridge, With Bevington In Background, Looking North

Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, February 1992, for HAER

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View Showing South Portal And West Web Of Bridge, Looking Northeast

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View Showing West Web Of Bridge, Looking East

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View Showing East Web Of Bridge, Looking Southwest

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Detail View Of South Portal And West Web Of Bridge, Looking Northeast

Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, February 1992, for HAER

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Detail View Of South Portal Of Bridge, Looking North

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View Showing West Web And North Portal Of Bridge, Looking Southeast

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View Showing North Portal Of Bridge, Looking South

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View Of Deck Of Bridge, Showing Verticals, Upper Chords, Diagonals And Upper Lateral Bracing, Looking South

Photo by Clayton B. Fraser, February 1992, for HAER

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View Of Underside Of Bridge, Showing Floor Beams, Stringers, Lower Lateral Bracing And Steel Cylinder Pier, Looking South

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Detail View Of Upper Chord Connection At Hip Panel, Looking East

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Detail View Of Upper Chord Connection At Typical Vertical, Looking East

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Detail View Of Cast-Iron Diagonal Connector, Looking East

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Detail View Of Deck And Typical Vertical, Looking Southwest

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Detail View Of Lower Chord Connection At Hip Panel, Looking West

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Detail View Of Lower Chord Connection At Typical Vertical, Looking West

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Detail View Of Steel Cylinder Pier, Looking East

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Detail View Of Fixed Bearing Shoe And Steel Cylinder Pier, Looking Southwest

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Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Middle River on Waren Street in Bevington
Location
Bevington, Madison County, Iowa
History
Built 1884; Scheduled for replacement 1992
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Six panel, wrought iron, pin-connected Pratt through truss.

"Built in 1884 in the crossroads town of Bevington, this wagon bridge consists of a pin-connected through truss, with iron cylinder piers and timber stringer approaches. This 102-foot channel span features typical 1880s Pratt configuration and pin-connected detailing. Bevington Bridge is significant as one of the last remaining examples in Madison County from what was once an extensive group of 19th century trusses, a well-preserved illustration of wrought iron truss construction."

Clayton B. Fraser, Fraserdesign, Loveland, Colorado, for HAER, June 1992
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Dimensions
Total length: 102 ft.
Deck width: 14 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.35732, -93.79023   (decimal degrees)
41°21'26" N, 93°47'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/433900/4578725 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
St. Charles, Iowa UTM: 15.433900.4578725
Inventory number
BH 37400 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (2,074)
Bevington, Iowa (1)
Built 1884 (56)
Built during 1880s (561)
Iowa (2,178)
King Bridge Co. (61)
Madison County, Iowa (43)
 Owned by township (1,229)
Pratt through truss (979)
Pratt truss (1,669)
Through truss (5,560)
Total length 100-125 feet (2,509)
Truss (16,277)

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