The Morgan Bridge is a historic structure, originally located southeast of Old Peru, Iowa, United States. It spanned a branch of Clanton Creek for . with The wrought iron or steel

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pony truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...

was manufactured by the King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company of

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. Benton Jones of

Winterset, Iowa Winterset is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Iowa. The population was 5,353 at the time of the 2020 census. Winterset is part of the Des Moines metropolitan area. History Winterset was platted during a cool spell in the summ ...

assembled it for $376.39. The approaches are timber stringer spans, and it is supported by timber pile bents. The bridge has not been operational for years. It was listed on the

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in 1998. The span originally served a remote crossing, but has subsequently been relocated and is now owned by the Madison County Historical Society.

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Bridges completed in 1891 Bridges in Madison County, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Iowa Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Truss bridges in Iowa Steel bridges in the United States Pratt truss bridges in the United States {{Iowa-bridge-struct-stub