King Bridge Company

Quarry Bridge over the Iowa River.
King Iron Bridge Company historic marker in Piermont, New York

The King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Company was a late-19th-century bridge building company located in Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded by Zenas King (1818–1892) in 1858 and subsequently managed by his sons, James A. King and Harry W. King and then his grandson, Norman C. King, until the mid-1920s. Many of the bridges built by the company were used during America's expansion west in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and some of these bridges are still standing today.

Remaining examples

Through truss railroad bridge over Rock River in Rockford, Illinois.
Abandoned Rock River railroad bridge in Rockford, IL. Now used for a rail-trail.

Additional bridges designed and/or built by the company (and many likely to be surviving) are:

  • Clear Creek Bridge, Twp. Rd. over Clear Cr., 5.8 mi. NW of Bellwood, Bellwood, Nebraska NRHP-listed
  • Dearborn River High Bridge, 15 mi. SW of Augusta on Bean Lake Rd., Augusta, Montana NRHP-listed
  • Ellsworth Ranch Bridge, 130th St., over E fork of Des Moines R., Armstrong, Iowa NRHP-listed
  • KY 2541 Bridge, Main St. over Little Sandy River, Greenup, Kentucky NRHP-listed
  • Marmaton Bridge, 1 mile NE of Fort Scott, Fort Scott, Kansas NRHP-listed
  • Robidoux Creek Pratt Truss Bridge, Sunflower Rd., 0.8 mi. W of jct. with 21st Rd., NW of Frankfort, Frankfort, Kansas NRHP-listed
  • South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 14-088-170, Local Rd. over Clay Cr. Ditch, Vermillion, South Dakota NRHP-listed
  • South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 29-221-060, Local rd. over the Big Sioux R., Castlewood, South Dakota NRHP-listed
  • Williams Street Bridge, Williams St. crossing Ten Mile Creek, N of jct. of Williams St. and Broadwater Ave., Helena, Montana NRHP-listed
  • Buttermilk Falls State Park, at base of lower falls in Ithaca, NY
  • Shirley Bridge over McElroy Creek, Shirley, West Virginia. (1879)
  • Pricketts Creek Bridge, Pricketts Fort State Park, part of Mon River Rail Trail, Fairmont, West Virginia. (1916)

Demolished bridges

References

  1. "Skunk River bridge". Historic Bridges of Iowa. Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  2. Antony F. Opperman (May 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bowstring Truss Bridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
  3. Elizabeth Foster, Clayton Fraser). "Adel Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  4. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  5. "Monsrud bridge". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  6. "The Singing Bridge in Frankfort, Kentucky". King Bridge Company Museum. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  7. "Location and Geography". City of Frankfort. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  8. "IR - Rock River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  9. O'Brien, Eric. "Old, Unused Railroad Bridge Gets Re-Purposed As Pedestrian Bridge". www.wifr.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.

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