Iroquois 2800 Bridge

"TR-49B Bridge"

Most Recent Visit To Bridge: August 13, 2006

Please visit the Iroquois 1250 bridge page for an in-depth overview of bedstead truss bridges. This 2800 bridge is different in terms of appearance than the Iroquois 1250, including the presence of v-lacing on the verticals of this 2800 bridge. The two bridges however are fundamentally the same. I found no evidence of a builder plaque present on this bridge unlike the 1250 bridge. 1904 could be a plausible date however, as bedsteads continued to be marketed into the early 20th century as an economical bridge type. It looks like at some point however, with this bridge, someone grew tired of dealing with the troublesome, flood-damage-prone bedstead legs and cut them off. To provide new support for the bridge, they built the current corrugated steel abutments and incorporated an i-beam to support the now leg-less bedstead truss bridge. A rather heavy modification that cripples the historic integrity of the bridge, yet since bedsteads of any type are rare, even this as the bridge sits today, leg-less, the bridge is still an important transportation related resource from a historical perspective.