Ely's Stone Bridge
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Ely's Stone Bridge | |
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| Location |
Hardscrabble Road Monticello, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°15′24″N 91°13′31″W / 42.25667°N 91.22528°WCoordinates: 42°15′24″N 91°13′31″W / 42.25667°N 91.22528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | Ely Reuben, Sr. and Ely Reuben, Jr. |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # | 79000908[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1979 |
Ely's Stone Bridge is a bridge that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1979. The bridge was built across Deer Creek in 1893 by Ely Reuben, Sr., a farmer, and his son Ely Reuben, Jr. The bridge is a three-span arch bridge made of stone from the stream bed and quarries in Anamosa, Iowa. The foundation of the bridge was recently reinforced with concrete.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- Jackson, Donald C. (1988). Great American Bridges and Dams. John Wiley and Sons. p. 205. ISBN 0-471-14385-5.
- Iowa National Register Properties - Jones County
- Jones County listings at nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
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