Middle Creek Bridge, Spanning Middle Creek at Ventura Road, Rose Hill, Mahaska County, IA
Summary
Significance: The Middle Creek Bridge, a 4-panel Pratt pony truss, is one of only four bridges remaining built by Seevers Manufacturing Company, based in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The use of steel pipe for the upper chord was a standard design for the company, which also manufactured steam pipes. This bridge is an excellent example of the company's work, an unusual structural type designed and fabricated by a small-scale Iowa company.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N237
Survey number: HAER IA-66
Building/structure dates: 1898
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Seevers Manufacturing,desig-fab-contract
Location
iowa, 41.33743, -92.46404
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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