Brushy Bayou Bridge
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adenium
N 43° 01.876 W 094° 37.757
15T E 367266 N 4765575
This is an abandoned truss bridge spanning the New Channel of the West Fork Des Moines River on Brushy Bayou Road.
Waymark Code: WM85C3
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2010
Views: 7
The Brushy Bayou Bridge was built 1919 as part of the West Fork Des Moines River rechanneling project. As of 2009, this bridge is abandoned. As of 1980, as a six year old boy, driving over this bridge was a highlight of a family trip to Emmetsburg. Foot traffic on this bridge is not recommended. Numerous planks are missing or damaged and the north end of the bridge appears to have been subject to fire sometime in the recent past.
Original Use: Vehicle - Car / Truck
Date Built: 1919
Construction: Steel
Condition: Dangerous
See this website for more information: [Web Link]
Date Abandoned: 2007
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Orphaned
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