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James Barney Marsh (1856-1936) was an engineer and bridge designer born in North Lake, Wisconsin. He was a graduate of Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in Ames, IA.

He is know for numerous reinforced concrete arch bridges, also known as Marsh arches, throughout the United States. An example is the John Mack Bridge in Wichita, Kansas. The Big Creek Bridge in Oregon is similar in design. Several of these bridges remain and are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Hundreds of Marsh 'Rainbow' bridges were constructed in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s because of their appearance. According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, only 14 remain in the entire country though there are more than 14 listed here.[1]

Contents 1 A Partial list of Marsh Bridges listed as historical 1.1 Arkansas 1.1.1 Concrete arches, but not Marsh arches 1.2 Colorado 1.3 Iowa 1.4 Kansas 1.5 Minnesota 1.6 Wisconsin 2 External links 2.1 References

[edit] A Partial list of Marsh Bridges listed as historical

[edit] Arkansas

• Cotter Bridge, also known as the R.M. Ruthven Bridge (added 1990 - Structure - #90000518), Baxter County, Arkansas ( 36°16′2″N, 92°32′39″W)
  • Only bridge built by Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, Iowa
  • Arkansas' first National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
  • HAER Record AR0073

[edit] Concrete arches, but not Marsh arches

• Second Street Bridge, Spanning Union Pacific Railroad lines (Demolished), Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
  • Survey number HAER AR-41
• Lincoln Avenue Viaduct, also known as Centrell Road Bridge (added 1990 - Structure - #90000731), Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
  • Survey number HAER AR-6

[edit] Colorado

• Commercial Street Bridge (added 1994 - Structure - #85000217), Las Animas County, Colorado
  • Survey number HAER CO-53 (a segmental, reinforced concrete Luten arch)
• Fort Morgan Rainbow Bridge (eleven spans) (added 1985 - Structure - #85000221), Fort Morgan, Colorado

[edit] Iowa

• Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge, Also known as Coon River Bridge or Rainbow Bend Access (added 1989 - Structure - #88002529), Calhoun County, Iowa
  • Survey number HAER IA-46
    • Constructed, 1914. First usage of 1911 patent to a multiple span bridge.
    • Only remaining triple span. (Says so in Engineering record, though this doesn't seem true as there looks to be a few on the Kansas picture site in external links)
• River Street Bridge, open spandrel arch, (added 1998 - Structure - #98000526) , Iowa Falls, Iowa[2]
• Rockwell City Bridge (added 1998 - Structure - #98000752), Calhoun County, Iowa
• Beaver Creek Bridge (added 1998 - Structure - #98000796), Perry, Iowa in Dallas County, Iowa
• Beaver Creek Bridge (added 1998 - Structure - #98000762), Ogden, Iowa in Boone County, Iowa

[edit] Kansas

• Brush Creek Bridge (added 1983 - Site - #83000419), N of Baxter Springs, Kansas
• Cedar Creek Bridge, Also known as Elgin Cedar Creek Bridge (added 1983 - Site - #83000418), Chautauqua County, Kansas
• Conroe Bridge, Also known as Clark's Creek Bridge (added 1983 - Site - #83000427), Geary County, Kansas
• Creamery Bridge (added 1983 - Site - #83000434), Miami County, Kansas
• John Mack Bridge (added 1992 - Structure - #91002018), Wichita, Kansas
• Pottawatomie Creek Bridge (added 1983 - Site - #83000433), Miami County, Kansas

[edit] Minnesota

• Marsh Concrete Rainbow Arch Bridge (added 1980 - Structure - #80001953) CR 101 over Little Cottonwood River, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, near Courtland, Minnesota

[edit] Wisconsin

• Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge, Also known as Spring Street Bridge (added 1982 - Structure - #82000642), Chippewa County, Wisconsin
  • HAER WI-37

[edit] External links

• Marsh Arch bridges in Kansas
• Cotter Bridge - Six-span rainbow arch bridge

[edit] References

• John Mack Bridge - James B Marsh bio included
• Valley City Times Record - Article containing bio info
• Patent number 1,035,026
• HAER IA-4 Brief Biography, Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge, West Eighth Street North, Newton, Jasper County, IA, (demolished? Formerly located at: 41.701696° N 93.062702° W)
• HAER IA-29 Rock Valley Bridge, Spanning North Timber Creek at Old U.S. Highway 30, Marshalltown vicinity, Marshall County, IA (Demolished?)
• HAER ND-1 Mott Rainbow Arch Bridge, Spanning Cannonball River, Mott, Hettinger County, ND. Demolished 1980. 98 data pages.