Le Grand Bridge (1914)
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| Nearest city | Le Grand, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°1′47″N 92°46′59″W / 42.02972°N 92.78306°WCoordinates: 42°1′47″N 92°46′59″W / 42.02972°N 92.78306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Marshall City Engineer, IA State Hwy; Capital City Construction |
| Architectural style | concrete deck girder |
| MPS | Highway Bridges of Iowa MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 98000499[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 1998 |
The Le Grand Bridge was built in 1914-1915. It is a concrete girder bridge that is one of the early examples of work of that type by the Iowa State Highway Commission.[1][2]:E-20
History
The LeGrand Bridge carried traffic over the Iowa River for more than fifty years. The bridge is a multiple-span reinforced concrete girder construction. This type of bridge construction was typical in Marshall County, Iowa since the Brockway Act of 1913. Marshall county supervisors contracted with Des Moines-based Capital City Construction Company to build the bridge, which was completed early in 1915. The county later rechanneled the river and rerouted the road. The LeGrand Bridge now stands abandoned over a backwater of the river.[3]
See also
- Le Grand Bridge (1896), nearby, also NRHP-listed.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ John J. Roberts and Clayton B. Fraser (July 21, 1995). "Highway Bridges of Iowa Multiple Property Submission" (PDF).
- ↑ Bridgehunter.com (September 9, 2012). "Le Grand Bridge".
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