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General Information

Completion: 1872
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Bowstring-arch-truss bridge
Function / usage: original use:
Road bridge
current use:
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
Material: Iron bridge

Location

Location: , , ,
, , ,
Coordinates: 43° 6' 26.53" N    91° 40' 23.09" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

span 8.78 m

Materials

arches wrought iron
abutments wood
deck flooring wood
connections cast iron
bearing plates cast iron

Significance (HAER)

The wrought-iron Eureka Bridge is an example of the bowstring bridge, called bowstring truss or iron arch in the nineteenth century. Bowstring bridges were widely built in Iowa in the period 1860-1880. As with other iron bridges, they were usually produced in the shops of large bridge companies. The Eureka Bridge represents the small minority of such bridges designed and built by local entrepreneurs in regional machine shops.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20034752
  • Published on:
    26/02/2008
  • Last updated on:
    05/01/2022
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