Boone River Bridge

The Boone River Bridge is a historic structure located north of Goldfield, Iowa, United States. It is a 6-panel, 128-foot (39 m) Warren Pony truss span over the Boone River.[2] The construction began in 1910. The bridge was built in 1912 by the Iowa Bridge Company using steel fabricated at the Cambria steel mills in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Boone River Bridge is one of the few remaining multiple span pin-connected Pratt trusses in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1][3]

Boone River Bridge
Boone River Bridge is located in Iowa
Boone River Bridge
Boone River Bridge is located in the United States
Boone River Bridge
LocationBuchanan Ave. over the Boone River
Nearest cityGoldfield, Iowa
Coordinates42°51′26″N 93°56′46″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byIowa Bridge Company
Architectural styleWarren Pony truss
MPSHighway Bridges of Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.98000457[1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 1998

The bridge was rehabilitated in 1940.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Clayton B. Fraser. "Boone River Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  3. "Wagon Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River, Boone, Boone County, IA". Library of Congress. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. "Tremaine Bridge (Bone's Mill Bridge - Bever Bridge (Iowa Number 171920)) - HistoricBridges.org". historicbridges.org. Retrieved 27 August 2021.


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