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Imes or King or Munger or Mills (relocated), Madison County

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Inventory Number: IA/15-61-06
County: Madison County
Township: South
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Imes or King or Munger or Mills (relocated)
Crosses: Clanton Creek
Truss type: Town & Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 81'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1870 (M1887)
Builder: Probably J. P. Clark
When Lost: 1977
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N41 16.310
Longitude: W093 50.803
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Imes Bridge, Madison County, IA. Built 1870.
Bill Caswell Photo, August 2004

Imes Bridge (Clanton Creek location), Madison County, IA Built 1870 Moved 1887 & 1977
September 1968 Photo, Palmer Werner Collection

Imes Bridge, Madison County, IA. Built 1870.
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, August 30, 2018

Imes Bridge, Madison County, IA. Built 1870.
Richard Sanders Allen Photo, 1963, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
Closed to vehicle traffic. The oldest of the remaining Madison County covered bridges, Imes was built in 1870. It was originally located over the Middle River west of Patterson. In 1887 it was moved to a spot over Clanton Creek southwest of Hanley. Imes Bridge was moved again to its present site over a natural ravine just east of St. Charles in 1977. It was renovated in 1997 at a cost of $31,807.

Sources:
HAER IA-95 - HAER report on the Roseman Bridge by Lola Bennett in 2002
http://madisoncounty.com/index.php?page=the-bridges
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 31

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