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Eveland Bridge

Mahaska County, Iowa

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Overview
Abandoned three-span Whipple through truss bridge over the Des Moines River on Fulton Avenue
Location
Mahaska County, Iowa
Status
Abandoned with deck missing
History
Built 1876-77 by McKay & Nelson; one span replaced in 1903
Builders
- John McKay
- McKay & Nelson
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 164.0 ft.
Total length: 647.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.24209, -92.75661   (decimal degrees)
41°14'32" N, 92°45'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/520394/4565660 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 74 N., R. 17 W., Sec. 1
USGS topographic map
Buxton
Inventory number
BH 13981 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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19th Century (2,016)
Abandoned (154)
Built 1877 (28)
Built during 1870s (302)
Iowa (2,170)
John McKay (2)
Mahaska County, Iowa (9)
McKay & Nelson (1)
Owned by county (14,324)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,037)
Through truss (5,485)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,038)
Truss (16,167)
Whipple truss (59)

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