Historic Bridges
of the United States
Mosquito Creek Bridge
Shelby County
,
Iowa
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Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Mosquito Creek on a local road
Location
Shelby County
,
Iowa
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1917; replaced 2004
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 147.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.68208, -95.48406
(decimal degrees)
41°40'56" N, 95°29'03" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/293247/4617460
(zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 79 N., R. 40 W., Sec. 3
USGS topographic map
Panama
Inventory number
BH 14401
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Built 1917
(292)
Built during 1910s
(3,647)
Iowa
(2,169)
Owned by county
(14,295)
Pony truss
(9,483)
Shelby County, Iowa
(38)
Span length 50-75 feet
(4,715)
Total length 125-175 feet
(2,696)
Truss
(16,067)
Wooden deck
(5,165)
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