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Wapsipinicon River Bridge, Spanning Wapsipinicon River at former State Highwa, Anamosa, Jones County, IA
LocationSpanning Wapsipinicon River at former State Highwa,
Anamosa, IA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER IA-82
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N253).
Building/structure dates:
1887 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1955
Significance: Unaltered example of a metal Pratt through truss, unusual lattice vertical posts which may be unique to the Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Co.
Related Names
Milne, James
Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Company
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
NORTH APPROACH TO WAPSIPINICON RIVER BRIDGE LOOKING SOUTH, LEAVING ANAMOSA TOWARD CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.
GENERAL VIEW OF EAST SIDE LOOKING WEST, ROLLER DAM AND RURAL ELECTRICAL FACILITY IN FOREGROUND AND CURRENT HIGHWAY 151 BRIDGE IN BACKGROUND.
OBLIQUE VIEW OF THE WEST SIDE LOOKING NORTHEAST TOWARD ANAMOSA.
OBLIQUE VIEW OF THE EAST SIDE LOOKING NORTH/NORTHWEST TOWARD ANAMOSA, SHOWING ENGRAVED IN STONE ON THE WINGWALL "JAMES MILNE BUILDER 1887", BUILDER OF THE ABUTMENTS.
GENERAL VIEW OF SOUTH ABUTMENT AND ROLLER DAM LOOKING SOUTHWEST.
GENERAL VIEW OF THE WEB SYSTEM LOOKING NORTHEAST.
OBLIQUE VIEW OF THE WEB SYSTEM LOOKING NORTHEAST, SHOWING ROLLER DAM AND ELECTRIC COMPANY IN BACKGROUND.
DETAIL OF THE PORTAL BRACING AND BRIDGE BUILDERS PLAQUE LOOKING SOUTH.
GENERAL VIEW OF THE UPPER CHORD CONNECTIONS LOOKING SOUTH.
VIEW OF THE UPPER CHORD CONNECTIONS LOOKING NORTHEAST.
VIEW OF THE LOWER CHORD CONNECTIONS LOOKING NORTH.
DETAIL VIEW OF THE LOWER CHORD CONNECTION LOOKING NORTH, TYPICAL TO ALL WEB VERTICAL POSTS.
DETAIL VIEW OF THE LOWER CHORD CONNECTION LOOKING NORTH, TYPICAL TO ALL HIP VERTICALS.
DETAIL VIEW OF AN ENDSHOE AT SOUTH ABUTMENT LOOKING SOUTHWEST.
GENERAL VIEW OF EAST SIDE LOOKING WEST, ROLLER DAM AND RURAL ELECTRICAL FACILITY IN FOREGROUND AND CURRENT HIGHWAY 151 BRIDGE IN BACKGROUND.
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