Bridge over Pine Creek River and 1837-1927 Grist Mill near Muscatine, IA

(Satellite)

Robert Miller, Jun 2022

Matt Wince, May 2017

Mickie Lynn posted four photos with the comment: "Bridge in Muscatine, Iowa at a once working mill.  The area is spectacular.  Clear water, breathtaking to view and listen to."

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The smokestack implies that the mill was converted from water power to steam power.

PineCreekGristMill

Water-Wheel via History

Kyle Fields, Jul 2021

James G, Jul 2018

Kyle Fields, Jul 2021

Marc O'Hara, Aug 2024

Mary Ann Everson, Jun 2025

There were several secondary line shafts.

ZK Peach, May 2025

Driving several different machines.

James G, Jul 2018

1939,1999 Regency Suspension Bridge over Colorado River Northwest of San Saba, TX

(Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; HAER; Satellite)

2017 Photo by Dwayne Dove via BridgeHunter

"Significance: Spanning 340'-0" [104m] tower to tower, the Regency Suspension Bridge is one of five remaining suspension bridges in Texas. The bridge was built with mostly hand labor by area residents. Its 3 l/4"-diameter cables consist of 475 strands of No. 9 gauge galvanized wire anchored into concrete approximately 134 feet [41m] behind each welded steel tower. A 16'-0"-[4m]-wide wooden roadway is supported on timber stringers and steel floor beams hung from steel suspension rods. This crossing of the Colorado River was built to reopen an important agricultural route and to link San Saba and Brownwood. The Regency Suspension Bridge was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Sources: T. Lindsay Baker, Building the Lone Star State: An Illustrated Guide to Historic Sites (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1986), pp. 203-205; "Regency Suspension Bridge," Mills County, Texas, National Register of Historic Places Documentation Form, 1976, U.S. Department ofthe Interior, National Park Service, Washington, D.C." [HAER_data]

 HAER TX,167-GOLD.V,1--5
3/4 VIEW FROM BELOW, FROM NW. - Regency Suspension Bridge, Spanning Colorado River at County Route 126, Goldthwaite, Mills County, TX

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NORTH TOWER, FROM SE.

Brad R, Nov 2023

Larry Quellette, Oct 2022

Doug Muckelroy, Dec 2024

Tawny Tran, Mar 2025

Part of a 360-degree view:

Bridge View

The post that motivated this research.

Texas Country Reporter posted

For over 30 years, TCR has kicked off each episode at the Regency Bridge between San Saba and Brownwood, Texas. This week, I wrapped a 7-day road trip around the state with a stroll across it.

I recorded a message for all of y'all that we'll play at the beginning of our Season Premiere on September 6th/7th [2025].

Clear your calendar, set the show to record, and get ready for an awesome first episode of Season 54. We can't wait to show ya what we've been up to.

1814+1904,2004 Bridge Street Bridges over Delaware River between New Hope and Lambertville

1814 Covered Bridge: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)

1904 Truss Bridge: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Street View, Dec 2021

This 1,053' (321m) long bridge has six spans of 171' (52m). [HistoricBridges]

Peter Moreno posted
New Hope PA -Lambertville NJ Bridge crossing the Delaware River.

Janet Kacewich: Love that bridge- it’s fun to walk across it.

HistoricBridges labels it as pin-connected Pratt truss.

Street View, May 2023

Photo by Raymond Klein via BridgeHunter_1904

1904 was still in the horse and buggy days, so streetcars were important.

BridgeHunter_1904

The truss bridge replaced a covered bridge.

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1908+1959+2018 Park Road Bridges over Iowa River in Iowa City, IA

1908 Truss: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)

1959 Girder: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter)

2018 Arch: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

Street View, Sep 2024

Mickie Lynn posted four photos with the comment: "Bridge over the Iowa River near City Park.  The river continues to rise. 😢— in Iowa City, IA."

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The first bridge at this crossing.

Public Domain via BridgeHunter

Note the streetcar and the flooding.

Used for Educational Purposes via BridgeHunter_1908

Photo provided by Alan Light via BridgeHunter_1908

Iowa City Press Citizen Collection 1945-08-25 Flickr via ArchivedBridgeHunter_1908

Bridge Hunter normally doesn't do stringer bridges. I guess they did the 1959 bridge because of this flood photo. The girders are covered up so I'm guessing it had steel girders.

Erin Sweeney Flickr via ArchivedBridgeHunter_1959
Iowa City Flood (Friday 6/13)

I presume Erin is talking about the 2008 Flood. I remember hearing about this flood in the news. Cedar Rapids was devastated by those rainstorms.

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Seldom is a bridge replaced by a better-looking bridge. But it was in this case.

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BridgeHunter_2018, cropped

BridgeHunter_2018, cropped

1838+1927+1972 Camp Nelson Bridges over Kentucky River near US-27 south of Lexington, KY

1838 Covered: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite, just the abutment and portal.)

1927 Truss: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; B&T; Satellite)

1972 Girder: (Satellite)

Street View, Aug 2013

One can call this bridge the "Old" Old Camp Nelson Bridge. The Camp Nelson Covered Bridge is the first of three bridges crossing the Kentucky River on US 27 (See Old Camp Nelson Bridge information and pictures). The bridge was a 240' long double barreled covered bridge built in 1838. Union troops during the Civil War used this bridge and the bridge continued to remain in use until 1926 when a truck fell through its floorboards. A new bridge, the "Old Camp Nelson Bridge," was built the same year and this bridge was closed to traffic. Efforts were made to save this bridge, but proved futile, and in 1933 the bridge was demolished. All that remains of the Camp Nelson Covered Bridge are its stone approaches and a preserved facade on its northern approach. The bridge that replaced this bridge was also replaced by a new bridge in 1972. The "replacement" bridge currently sits abandoned next to the ruins of the Camp Nelson Covered Bridge. [ArchivedBridgeHunter_1838]

Credit: Camp Nelson Heritage Park via BridgeHunter_1838

1930 Photo from Kentucky Historical Society via BridgeHunter_1927

Public Domain via BridgeHunter_1838

Public Domain via BridgeHunter_1838

HistoricBridges
"This bridge is a rivet-connected Parker through truss. It appears to be unaltered and thus with good historic integrity."

Bridges & Tunnels posted four photos with the comment:

Once a strategic Civil War route, the Camp Nelson Bridge has seen three major iterations—1838, 1928, and 1974—each shaped by Kentucky’s evolving needs.

📸 More photos + history: https://bridgestunnels.com/location/camp-nelson-bridge-old-us-27/

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Terri Jasper commented on the above post
Taken in 2013, it's the memorial recreation of the facade on Jessamine County side.

Terri Jasper commented on the above post

James McCray photo via BridgeHunter_1927

BridgesTunnels

SamTerrysKentucky
"German immigrant Lewis Wernwag and a crew of 20 men spent 10 months building the 240-foot [73m] long bridge containing a pair of 12-foot wide lanes. The bridge was the longest cantilever bridge in the United States, in its day an engineering phenomenon. During the Civil War it was the only bridge across the Kentucky River in central Kentucky and the site of a skirmish between Union and Confederate forces on March 28, 1863."
[Multiple sources called it a cantilever bridge. But I don't see how it can be cantilevered since it is supported on its ends.]

2:53 video
Truck Falls Through Floor of the Camp Nelson Covered Bridge
This video explains that a truck fell through the deck because of a rotten floorboard.